Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20111113:22:17:00
Have got fire behind the aircraft. there is a cockpit warning indication that there is believed to be a fire in the number two engine. >> once the plane reaches a critical speed it cannot stop. the pilot's best hope is to get airborne so they can get airborne. >> typically when you are committed to flight, which this crew was, they want to climb to a safe altitude before they start taking corrective action. >> but the ability to fly has been compromised by the fire. >> he started to lose directional control. when he got the
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