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For lack of just one washer, entire 737 goes up in flames
Incorrect fastener (lack of washer) allowed fuel to leak out of the wing over a China Airlines 737 as it taxiied to a stop, resulting in total hull loss. Amazing video. Airport firefighters are there within 2 minutes but it is too late - entire plane engulfed. (lessonslearned.faa.gov) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Is it just me, or did it take a while for emergency operations to arrive?
Nah, last comment down here says something about it also. Looking at the video, it was 3:15 til they got there and about 3:30 til they got anything started on it.
Not sure of how far they had to come, but the guys at SFO did less than 2 minutes on 214, having to go all the way out there. I can't remember if this was here somewhere or overseas. A little faster response though and it might not have been a complete hull loss.
It was arriving on the island of Okinawa in Japan. The tower were the first to notice the flames. They radioed the plane, and the crew immediately started evacuating everyone via emergency slides.
I would agree - It just seemed like it wasn't until things escalated extravagantly that the airport knew when something had gone wrong.
somebody didn't call 911
It was in Japan. I think it was a language problem. They called the and said "We have a flier." The person on the phone said, "Yes, this is an airport, there are lots of fliers."
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I believe it was around 2:56 before the aft end hit the ground. It was a fairly small fire until that first center explosion; probably a lost cause past that.