RECENT FUEL TANK EXPLOSION RENEWS NTSB FOCUS ON INERTING

An explosion in the wing fuel tank of a Transmile Airlines Boeing 727 two and one-half months ago prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to reiterate a recommendation that aircraft fuel tank systems be designed to prevent such events. The accident occurred May 4 in Bangalore, India, where...

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