Tristar
..one in the wilderness
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Similar story: About six years ago ATA had a engine fuel line break on a 757 enroute to PHNL (past ETP) - the crew caught the abnormality through use of proper procedures, performed a precautionary shutdown on the engine (per the manual), diverted to Kahalui, landed with just a bit more than fumes. Again, had they been asleep at the switch - they would have become a glider and quite possibly had to ditch.To show all how important fuel logs are here's a story. In the early nineties (I think) there was a TWA L1011 going HNL to LAX or SFO. A ways east of HNL the engineer noticed much greater than normal fuel burn. The Capt ordered a turn around and they landed on fumes.
Also, I thought Delta was Don't Ever Land There Again (or Doesn't Everyone get Lost over The Atlantic?)!
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