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Old 5th August 2011 | 18:28
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IO540
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You would be better off being slightly proactive on the maintenance of the next spamcan you get into, perhaps asking when they last changed the fuel hoses

I have read some accident reports involving fires and IMHO all were totally preventable.

One horrible one occured on a homebuilt, of a type well known for using rigid ally fuel plumbing under conditions of vibration, and the tube eventually cracks. Certified planes are a lot better built in this respect but if the rubber hoses are 30 years old, or been removed and refitted several times...
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