- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 11, 1990 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Manila, Philippines |
Operator: | Philippine Air Lines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Manila - Iloilo |
AC Type: | Boeing B-737-3Y0 |
Registration: | EI-BZG |
cn / ln: | 24466 |
Aboard: | 119 (passengers:113 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:8 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | There was an explosion in the center fuel tank while the aircraft was being pushed back for flight. Ignition of vapors in the empty center tank probably resulted from faulty wiring. Several causes have been presumed including chafed insulation on the wiring for the center fuel tank float level switch and damaged insulation on the wiring of the nearby wing anti-ice valve. |
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