Pi1otguy
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I was watching Seconds to Disaster when they covered Air Canada flight 797 in which a there was a fire in or around the lavatory within the walls with smoke but no visible flames. It appears that the attempt to use an extinguisher failed because the fire could not be seen or directly accessed.
The pilot appeared to have taken the right actions, but watching from outside the event this question came to mind.
Even though a flash fire occured upon opening the door, would a pilot induced depreesurization of the cabin have helped by starving the fire for the 10 or so minutes the O2 generators last? There would probably still be a fire, but wouldn't it lay down quite a bit and take longer to flare up upon opening the door?
Unrelated: Do airlines continue to use flight numbers of accident flights?
The pilot appeared to have taken the right actions, but watching from outside the event this question came to mind.
Even though a flash fire occured upon opening the door, would a pilot induced depreesurization of the cabin have helped by starving the fire for the 10 or so minutes the O2 generators last? There would probably still be a fire, but wouldn't it lay down quite a bit and take longer to flare up upon opening the door?
Unrelated: Do airlines continue to use flight numbers of accident flights?
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