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To: SkyDancer

Was the fuel leaking out the bottom of the fuselage, or getting inside the wing(s) from the fuselage?

If it was leaking from the belly of the fuselage on take off, it would seem to me that with the throttles wide open, the heat to light the fuel should have been adequate before reaching rotation.


44 posted on 09/12/2023 1:57:31 PM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: Zuriel

Tanks didn’t start leaking right away but shortly after T/O


49 posted on 09/12/2023 2:34:20 PM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Suceed, Well So Much For Skydiving ~)
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To: Zuriel

No “fuel leaks”...center tank fuel vapor explosion caused by a spark. High voltage got into the the tank via the fuel quantity indication system wiring {normally low voltage}...insulation chafing caused a short to high voltage.

Page 308:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0003.pdf


87 posted on 09/12/2023 7:09:21 PM PDT by Drago
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