To: toast
Has this failure mode ever occurred on an aircraft other than TWA 800? Have the same conditions ever been present elsewhere?
Yes. Accidental center fuel tank explosions have occured in two Boeing 737s.
To: Strategerist
11 posted on
05/04/2007 11:05:34 AM PDT by
Edgerunner
(keep your powder dry...)
To: Strategerist
Probably when they purged with O2 by mistake.
12 posted on
05/04/2007 11:07:00 AM PDT by
boomop1
(there you go again)
To: Strategerist
Much older versions of the fight 800 747 too. The 747 had already had the retro to prevent such a problem. Most of the pump motors are encased in a non conductive epoxy resin type material. It won't a fuel pump short that caused the explosion, IMHO.
Ever wonder why the Feds sealed the evidence, and destroyed some, from the public after the 'official' explanation? IMHO, if it were true about a fuel pump spark, there should be no reason to seal and destroy the evidence.
16 posted on
05/04/2007 11:09:11 AM PDT by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: Strategerist
Much older versions of the flight 800 747 too. The 747 had already had the retro to prevent such a problem. Most of the pump motors are encased in a non conductive epoxy resin type material. It won't a fuel pump short that caused the explosion, IMHO.
Ever wonder why the Feds sealed the evidence, and destroyed some, from the public after the 'official' explanation? IMHO, if it were true about a fuel pump spark, there should be no reason to seal and destroy the evidence.
19 posted on
05/04/2007 11:09:52 AM PDT by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: Strategerist
Hadn’t heard that before. That’s good to know.
Can you provide a link?
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