The hot conditions at noon time reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit could have caused a vapor lock that caused compression stall leading to loss of thrust, a video theorized today.
It could have been similar to the explosion of TWA flight explosion of 1996 which similarly sat out a hot condition at the tarmac. TWA explosion of 1996 The TWA explosion might have been triggered by the operations of the air conditioning; the Air India vapor lock by lack of air conditioning. But it was the hot afternoon that could have been the cause.
No pilot error, no too early retraction of flaps, no late retraction of landing gear. No Boeing manufacturing faults. Just that too hot conditions for fuel leading to vapor lock leading to compression stall, engine failures. AOG....
Can we stop take offs when conditions are hot. It also causes the loss of lift due to less dense air molecules.
