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Campaign Continues To Prevent Fuel Tank Explosions

Steve Scott

Monday, March 31st, 2003

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Hunt for ignition sources does not eliminate dangerous vapors The danger of commercial airline fuel tanks exploding persists, as evidenced by the effort to stamp out ignition sources through a mounting pile of U.S. airworthiness directives enjoining operators to take precautions. A forthcoming research paper shows that the toll from exploding fuel tanks is higher than generally thought and is likely to climb unless the explosive vapors are eliminated. The hazard was eliminated in the fuel system of a pioneering…

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