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To: Red Badger

Especially if your the one shooting the video from inside the jet. 😱


10 posted on 02/03/2025 6:42:00 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!ly)
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To: V_TWIN

This actually happened to me.

Was flying back to the US from a installation job in Germany for my company.

Had a connection in Zurich, Switzerland to Atlanta, Delta of course.

We were waiting on the tarmac in line with a buch of other A/C waiting our turn for takeoff.

Captain came on the intercom and said that the A/C behind us had reported to the tower that smoke was coming from our port (left) engine.

All other A/C were then routed around us until we were by ourselves and the fire crews came and foamed down the entire A/C. It was like being in a gigantic carwash.

They sent buses to pick us all up as we were maybe a mile from the airport terminal and as we deplaned we could see and smell a steady stream of fuel pouring out of the left wing. All they had was a blue 55 gallon plastic drum under it to try and catch as much as they could.

We learned later that it was a fuel hose that had busted.

We had to be put up in a hotel in Zurich for the night which was very cool, as I got to see some of the city that evening.................


17 posted on 02/03/2025 6:55:30 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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