The Accident and Inquiry Office has said it believes a tire blowout was at the origin of a " catastrophic chain of events " that sent the Concorde plummeting to the ground, its left wing afire.
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On Sunday, the Accident and Inquiry Office, part of France's Transportation Ministry, said that " the flames seen after takeoff did not come from the engine, but, in all likelihood, from a major fuel leak ."
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The ministry's Accident and Inquiry Office said one or two of the wheels on the left side landing gear may have blown out and that the fire that ravaged the jetliner did not necessarily start in the engines.
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The Accident and Inquiry Office earlier said that one or two of the wheels on the left side landing gear may have blown out and that the fire that ravaged the jetliner did not necessarily start in the engines.
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The Accident and Inquiry Office has said the flames spewing from the side of the aircraft before it crashed most likely came from a " major fuel leak " and that part of a fuel tank was discovered on the runway.
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The head of the Accident and Inquiry Office said Thursday that pieces of a water deflector-- a shield used to reduce spray into the engines from tires on wet runways-- was found on the runway where the Concorde started its fatal journey.
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The Accident and Inquiry Office said Sunday the flames spewing from the side of the aircraft before it crashed had most likely come from a " major fuel leak " and that part of the fuel tank had been discovered on the runway.
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The French Accident and Inquiry Office said authorities would need more time to decide whether to implement the manufacturers'proposal, which it said concerned " damage caused to the tanks, the origin of the fire, engine failure and the function of the hydraulic system ."
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The debris-- some weighing nine pounds or more-- was projected outward and damaged one or several fuel reservoirs on the plane's left wing, causing " a very important fuel leak and fire, " said a statement from the Transport Ministry's Accident and Inquiry Office.
