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Originally Posted by JG52Krupi
True, could have been the supercharger.
On the old side of things i wasn't referring to the actual age of the material but the type of aluminium used, aluminum has come a long way since the types/alloys that were first being used on aircraft.
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yep, no matter what kind of alloy, it still burns darn quick once ignited
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Originally Posted by Al Schlageter
There was a fire in the wing well behind the inboard starboard engine (photos on line). Supposedly the a/c had been grounded to fix a leaking fuel tank. Used some epoxy to fix the leak, so I would say the epoxy let go and the leaking fuel caught fire.
Been informed that the head of maintenance of the a/c is borderline incompetent.
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that's a lot of speculation and I somehow doubt that the head of maintenance would be an incompetent guy, the plane has been flying for many years and nobody would put the maintenance of such a machine in the hands of someone who's not up to the job.. Again, let's wait for the CAA report on the accident..