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As the flight drew closer to Hong Kong, it increasingly resembled a desperate attempt to maintain control over a giant glider. Despite managing to get one engine responding, the situation remained dire; the second engine was unresponsive when the crew attempted to reduce power.

With only 100 miles left to their destination and descending through layers of cloud, the flight encountered additional hurdles. The pilots had to wrestle with the implications of their engines providing too much thrust, pushing the aircraft towards dangerously high approach speeds.