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Old 25th Feb 2009, 14:34
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la2uk
 
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Question no fire

No fire doesn't necessarily indicate no fuel - it is fuel vapour that catches fire and empty tanks can still contain vapour.

It is, however, very odd albeit miraculous that the aircraft lost an engine on impact and broke into 3 pieces and there was no fire at all. If it was wind shear on approach then it was thanks to excellent airmanship that only 9 souls were lost. The TAF indicated a tempo change in visibility and wx changes to -dzra which might indicate a pressure or wind change. Only conjecture - need more facts.
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