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Old 22nd August 2008 | 02:17
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El Pais reporting

From 22/08 edition main article on the accident:
  • there is a video and is being examinated
  • video shows a/c not reaching more than "few" meters above runway
  • reportedly, no engine explosion is seen in the video
  • a/c is seeing veering off r/w, rebounce and burst into flames while breaking up.
  • FDRs have been rescued. One is damaged.
  • A (probe ?) heater failure is reported to have been the cause for the initial return to ramp. This fault was on the same engine that then apparently failed.
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