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Truck carrying Takata inflators explodes in Texas, killing 1
Associated Press ^ | Aug 29, 2016 10:22 AM EDT

Posted on 08/29/2016 12:07:38 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A truck carrying Takata air bag inflators and a load of volatile ammonium nitrate crashed, caught fire and exploded in southern Texas last week, killing a woman and injuring four others.

Takata says Monday that the truck operated by a subcontractor crashed in the small town of Quemado, near the Mexican border about 140 miles from San Antonio. The company says it sent people to the site and is helping authorities investigate the crash. …

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TOPICS: Local News; Travel
KEYWORDS: airbags; ammoniumnitrate; takata; texas
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1 posted on 08/29/2016 12:07:38 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
THE DRIVER ACCEPTED THAT LOAD ... OR WAS FORCED TO PULL IT.

WHAT MANIAC PUTS EXPLOSIVES IN THE SAME TRAILER AS AMMONIUM NITRATE ?

PREMATURE DETONATION ?

2 posted on 08/29/2016 12:10:15 PM PDT by knarf
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To: knarf

Not to worry..Odungo’s justice Dept will get to the bottom of this and bury it


3 posted on 08/29/2016 12:13:39 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: knarf

Hmmm.


4 posted on 08/29/2016 12:13:46 PM PDT by Gamecock (There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
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To: knarf
Was my thought too - a curious load combination.

Article says the guy crashed it, then it caught fire THEN it exploded...

But still.

5 posted on 08/29/2016 12:14:33 PM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: Olog-hai

Timothy Mcveigh was unavailablr for comment ...


6 posted on 08/29/2016 12:14:50 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

yeah


7 posted on 08/29/2016 12:17:01 PM PDT by knarf
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To: Olog-hai

I keep on getting those Takata airbag recall notices from Honda that say it’s dangerous to keep driving my car, but every time I contact the dealer they say the replacement parts aren’t available yet. I’m now on a wait list.


8 posted on 08/29/2016 12:17:37 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Olog-hai

It may well be that the ammonium nitrate was the part of the detonation charge for inflating the air bags.


9 posted on 08/29/2016 12:17:51 PM PDT by 2harddrive
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It may well be that the ammonium nitrate was the part of the detonation charge for inflating the air bags.

It would still be a huge safety violation.

A truckload of AN should be shipped with no potential source of detonation also on board.

10 posted on 08/29/2016 12:21:35 PM PDT by CurlyDave
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To: Olog-hai

The new airbag propellant was supposed to be the next big thing for Takata in 1998. An engineer for the company, Paresh Khandhadia, declared it “the new technological edge” in an interview with a trade magazine then.

Based on a compound called tetrazole, it was seen as a reliable and effective compound for inflating airbags. Yet despite the fanfare, by 2001 Takata had switched to an alternative formula, ammonium nitrate, and started sending the airbags to automakers, including Honda.


Idiots. Sodium Azide is much more stable in its environment and costs maybe a dollar more to use.


11 posted on 08/29/2016 12:22:35 PM PDT by soycd
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For me it is my 2007 Toyota Corolla. I called Toyota once I got a notice to call only to be put on a waiting list because they do not have the replacement parts. My letter states for me not to place a person on the passenger seat but I guess a driver is ok LOL. This is scary.


12 posted on 08/29/2016 12:26:06 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: 2harddrive

I believe sodium azide is used commonly for airbag inflation charges. It may be part of a mixture that is vendor specific though.


13 posted on 08/29/2016 12:26:14 PM PDT by Crolis ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." -GKC)
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14 posted on 08/29/2016 12:27:32 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: kaehurowing

You can probably make them give you a rental to drive until the parts come in.

They are even still selling new cars with the dangerous part.


15 posted on 08/29/2016 12:32:02 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: kaehurowing

We’re on the same wait-list; but we saw a news program that indicated that the replacement airbags still contain the same chemical that caused the problem:

http://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/sudden-impact-is-america-facing-a-recall-of-the-takata-recall

I’m wondering if we can just have the bags taken out until a proper replacement is done - or would that be permitted?


16 posted on 08/29/2016 12:32:44 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: knarf

The airbags use ammonium nitrate, so it was all the same explosive.


17 posted on 08/29/2016 12:32:44 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Jamestown1630

The replacements are supposed to have a desiccant to keep the explosives from deteriorating. Or at least deteriorating as quickly.


18 posted on 08/29/2016 12:35:22 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Crolis

Takata uses cheaper ammonium nitrate - the same thing used on the Federal Building in Oklahoma City - which would probably be ok if it wasn’t subjected to heat and humidity.

“by 2001 Takata had switched to an alternative formula, ammonium nitrate” http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/business/takatas-switch-to-cheaper-airbag-propellant-is-at-center-of-crisis.html


19 posted on 08/29/2016 12:39:09 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Olog-hai

‘Fortunately Professor Balls took refuge behind a case of inflatable goiters.’


20 posted on 08/29/2016 12:43:49 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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