BBC Update: Fuel system failure being investigated in crash of oilworker plane that killed 22

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This is an ongoing story/investigation. Also relevant is the Australian contaminated fuel crisis the links for which are below.

BBC Update: Fuel system failure being investigated in crash of oilworker plane that killed 22

The British experts' role is expected to focus on claims that the fuel system may have been at fault, causing both the twin-engined plane's Pratt & Whitney turbo-prop engines to fail simultaneously.

Survivors have spoken of how the Libyan crew warned passengers that both engines had failed and their only chance was to ditch in the sea.

Link to story:

- http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_605000/605216.stm

Link to one of several TB 2000 thread:

http://hv.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=002JhT

-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), January 15, 2000

Answers

Thanks again, Carl.

-- james hyde (hydesci@gte.net), January 15, 2000.

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