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Old 20th Feb 2008, 06:12
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Some new AAIB statement could be found in the Guardian today:

Kieran Daly, editor of Air Transport Intelligence, said: "The AAIB have effectively ruled out virtually all the potential causes of the accident. They are now following two lines of inquiry. There were signs that not enough fuel was reaching the pumps that finally pump the fuel into the engines and they are looking at the debris in the fuel tanks."
And the Telegraph writes

"Detailed examination of… fuel pumps revealed signs of abnormal cavitation (air bubbles) on the pressure-side bearings and the outlet ports. This could be indicative of either a restriction in the fuel supply to the pumps or excessive aeration of the fuel."
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