Indonesian crash
Crashed Indonesia jet may have had fuel problem
JAKARTA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A preliminary investigation
into the crash of an Indonesian airliner that killed 149 people
has found a problem with one of the plane's engines, a
transport safety official told Reuters.
"During our preliminary investigation we have found a fuel
problem on the engine," said Setyo Rahardjo, head of the
National Transport Safety Committee.
A Boeing 737-200s has two engines, but Rahardjo did not say
which was at fault and stressed the findings were preliminary.
The disaster on Monday in Medan, Indonesia's third-biggest
city, killed 149 people, 102 of them on board Mandala Airlines
flight RI 091 and 47 others on the ground in a crowded
neighbourhood.
REUTERS