Not a pilot but an ex crew chief on C-5 Galaxy. I hopped a flight on leave to go see Germany via space available (space a) and had a engine shut down. Now this isn't usually cause for concern because there is 3 others still providing thrust but this plane was full of cargo to the brim and passengers. they started jettisoning fuel over the ocean and had to turn around and bring it to the closest airport. had we been halfway over the Atlantic we would have not made it due to the increased strain and fuel consumption of the other three engines. no one on the plane had a clue we could have been up s**t Creek but I had overheard the load master talking with the crew chief.
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