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Old 12th December 2005 | 20:04
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barit1
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I mistakenly wrote:

At Kegworth, the pressure vessel was ruptured, thus thrust went to zero (almost) instantly.
Mea culpa. I intended to refer to the Manchester 737-200 accident (22 Aug 1985) in which the combustor case failed early in the TO roll, due to burner can torching. The fire warning indication was delayed, and the thrust loss led the crew to suspect a blown tire on that side, so they rejected TO. Unfortunately the spilled fuel on the upwind side of the fuselage fed a disastrous fire.

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