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Old 20th Dec 2005, 04:16
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Ignition Override
 
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OVERTALK: You mentioned catastrophic failures of Allison engines.

A C-130B of the AFRES Squadron at Colorado Springs, CO, lost a plane and crew in the 90s. An engine lost a turbine blade, which might have sliced straight into the left wing, and into a fuel tank.

There was too little time to get to a low enough altitude and airport before the wing exploded. At least there seem to have been no passengers onboard.

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