Fed: Oxygen tank explosion blew hole in plane fuselage, report

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2008
Fed: Oxygen tank explosion blew hole in plane fuselage, report

An air safety investigation's found an exploding oxygen tank blew a hole in the fuselage
of a Qantas jumbo jet .. forcing an emergency landing in Manila last month.

A preliminary report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says the explosion blasted
through the cabin floor from a storage area between business and economy class seats on
a flight to Melbourne from Hong Kong on July 5.

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KEYWORD: QANTAS (CANBERRA)

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