"If a 747's fuel tank is empty, the flight engineer will position that tank's fuel pump switches to OFF. The center tank was empty, and the flight engineer's panel pulled from the sea had the switches still in the off position.
The wiring on the pumps can't short out if the switch is OFF."
I'm sure you are correct. Did you see the documentary I'm referring to and did they address what you've said above to your satisfaction? Or, did they simply ignore that basic fact?
Thanks.
My uncle was the lead night shift mechanic for TWA in 1996. That evening he was off. When I asked him what he thought of the fuel tank theory he said "no way".