Here is the final summary report.
There are many lesson to be learned with this one.
1) Reliability issues can rapidly turn into safety of flight issues.
2) F/A's performed well under pressure in this one.
3) The maintenance personnel were the first on the scene and performed admirably: "but it was not until some guys helped pull the door open from the other side that he was able to get out. He did not know how he got out of the cockpit but he remembered thinking, 'I don't want to burn'." This was NWA MSP maintenance guys who used the tug to get into the aircaft and get the pilot and F/O out.
I don't know what the PIC was (not) thinking when he shut down that left engine. I was also surprised that they were shocked when they realized they had no Hyd pressure.
Comments anyone?
There are many lesson to be learned with this one.
1) Reliability issues can rapidly turn into safety of flight issues.
2) F/A's performed well under pressure in this one.
3) The maintenance personnel were the first on the scene and performed admirably: "but it was not until some guys helped pull the door open from the other side that he was able to get out. He did not know how he got out of the cockpit but he remembered thinking, 'I don't want to burn'." This was NWA MSP maintenance guys who used the tug to get into the aircaft and get the pilot and F/O out.
I don't know what the PIC was (not) thinking when he shut down that left engine. I was also surprised that they were shocked when they realized they had no Hyd pressure.
Comments anyone?