Does anyone remember another incident thats on wickipeadia...[In 1992 XR806 suffered a flash fire in a wing tank.Whilest undergoing major maintenance and fuel leak rectification.The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
any memories or photo,s of this incident?
XR806 FLASH FIRE WING TANK INCIDENT 1992
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vc10boy
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petet16
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Re: XR806 FLASH FIRE WING TANK INCIDENT 1992
Yes, it happened at Brize Norton, a combination of MEK fumes, and a spark from a light/radio, no injuries, but some pretty shocked bods.
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vc10boy
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Re: XR806 FLASH FIRE WING TANK INCIDENT 1992
thanks for the reply,what was the extent of the damage to the wing tank/did it take long to fix?..