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If I may say, this can never happen in a nitrogen-padded fuel tank, in inert atmosphere (no oxygen.) I wrote to Boeing at the time inquiring about the subject, I got no answer, however, I still assume that a nitrogen pad is in place.

That system was developed at Parker Hannifin in the mid 70s. to the best of my (in this case rather limited) knowledge it was never adopted for commercial airlines.

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“That system was developed at Parker Hannifin in the mid 70s. to the best of my (in this case rather limited) knowledge it was never adopted for commercial airlines.”

Thanks, Nully.

This is quite dangerous. The damn n2 pad system can fit in a closet and cost nothing compared to the cost of lawsuits in one crash!

Nobody even talked about live saved!

BTW, the Islamic calendar year recedes 11 days a year from ours. IOW, it’s 11 days shorter.

I didn’t get the ‘7-year accumulation.