Teachers sue after delta flight dumped fuel over schools.

[powderman]

https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-teachers-sue-delta-fuel-dump-lax

Can NOT copy. CHARLIE. 

[BUGEYE]

Well, the flight was very heavy so they might not have been able to climb with one engine.
And landing that heavy could drive the main gear up through the fuel tanks causing a catastrophic fire.

When you lose half of your power you can maintain level flight but control is compromised if you try to climb with that much weight.

But as usual, "sue'em, sue'em all."

[Dee]

Well, I'm glad me, or mine, weren't on the plane, or at the school.

[pastorp]

Honestly, how much long term damage will dumping the fuel over the school really cause? What altitude was the jet at?

[BUGEYE]

Honestly, how much long term damage will dumping the fuel over the school really cause? What altitude was the jet at?

You are supposed to be at 5000' or higher to dump fuel, however, as heavy as he was, to climb to 5000' would have required 100% throttle on his remaining engine which would have put severe torque on the wing and that would have compromised control of the aircraft.

So to keep from killing a plane full of people, the Captain decided to dump fuel.
The people below should wash their face, use some visine, and be glad nobody was killed.