BA 747-400 fire in Spain

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BA 747-400 fire in Spain

By Dave W
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 Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:14 pm #1810383
One of the British Airways aircraft (G-CIVD) being prepared for disposal at Castellon in Spain has caught fire, apparently in the upper deck area.





https://ukaviation.news/british-airways ... castellon/
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Re: BA 747-400 fire in Spain

By Trent772
 Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:23 pm #1810386
Bob..... Bob, did you turn the batteries off ?

Yea - you said the insurers wouldn't pay....

The candle in the margarine tub of diesel took some lighting though........ :thumleft:

(the preferred method for the Leeds Tailors makeovers in the 70's)

:pirat:
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Re: BA 747-400 fire in Spain

By Josh
 Mon Nov 23, 2020 6:36 pm #1810414
Rumour suggests an inadvertent encounter with the flight deck oxygen supply :shock:

Re: BA 747-400 fire in Spain

By A4 Pacific
 Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:43 pm #1810424
Josh wrote:Rumour suggests an inadvertent encounter with the flight deck oxygen supply :shock:


That looks unlikely to me. It’s pretty clear the fire’s origin is in the ceiling of First. Right above where they’ve been chopping windows out of the fuselage. (to flog for £250 a pop.) What a coincidence! :roll: :roll:

Re: BA 747-400 fire in Spain

By A4 Pacific
 Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:31 pm #1810464
Boxkite wrote::shock: The insulation is that inflammable ?


Was there something that made you think it wasn’t?

This aircraft is/was 26 years old. (1994)

Swissair 111 (1998) is an extremely interesting incident to read about. Not least because (IIRC?) it is fairly likely there were no crew on the flight deck, for some minutes prior to the final moments, as the environment in there was almost certainly unsurvivable.

Tragic food for thought.

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By patowalker
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 Tue Nov 24, 2020 8:32 am #1810488
https://www.levante-emv.com/sucesos/202 ... 15570.html

El incendio ha sido dado por extinguido, según ha informado el 112 en su cuenta de Twitter. Según ha explicado el diputado provincial de Bomberos, Abel Ibáñez, el fuego se ha iniciado cuando estaban trabajando en el avión operarios del aeropuerto, y se cree, en principio, que se ha podido producir tras cortarse una tubería de oxígeno y prenderse fuego, aunque se están investigando las causas.
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Re: BA 747-400 fire in Spain

By Dave W
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 Tue Nov 24, 2020 8:43 am #1810491
patowalker wrote:
El incendio ha sido dado por extinguido, según ha informado el 112 en su cuenta de Twitter. Según ha explicado el diputado provincial de Bomberos, Abel Ibáñez, el fuego se ha iniciado cuando estaban trabajando en el avión operarios del aeropuerto, y se cree, en principio, que se ha podido producir tras cortarse una tubería de oxígeno y prenderse fuego, aunque se están investigando las causas.

Which Google Translate renders as:
The fire has been considered extinguished, as reported by 112 on its Twitter account. As explained by the provincial deputy for Fire Brigades, Abel Ibáñez, the fire started when airport operators were working on the plane, and it is believed, in principle, that it could have occurred after cutting a oxygen pipe and catch fire, although the causes are being investigated.

So not definitive either way, it seems.
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