Jinx,

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:27:19 +1200, Jinx wrote:

> I thought TWA-800 was a problem with wiring and fumes
in an empty fuel tank ?

That's right - the centre tank was empty (but full of
fuel vapour, of course) and somewhere in a wiring
harness a short occurred which caused a spark inside the
tank.  When the fuel-vapour/air mixture got to the right
proportions, it exploded.

Personally, I'm surprised a transatlantic flight would
start with a tank empty!

Cheers,

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