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  1. 2006-05-05, 08:35 AM #1
    JRadier
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    Fire at BRU destroys 4 planes.

    Allthough not as interesting to you guys as it is for me, I still wanted to let you know.

    Around Midnight a fire broke out in a hanger of SN Technics. 4 Aircraft are believed to be totally destroyed:

    Armavia A320 EK-32010
    Armenian A320 EK-32001
    Hellas Jet A320 SX-BVB
    BAF C-130 CH-02

    A SNBA (SN Brussels Airways) and a Virgin Express plane were parked in front of the hangar, and were pulled to safety in time. A Jetair plane (OO-TUI) was parked in an adjenct hangar and was not damaged, allthough it was unable to fly a morning rotation.

    Cause is believed to be a cleaning fluid based on Ethanol (wich is know as alcohol) they were cleaning the Armavia with, wich vaporated and ignited due to a spark causing the fire. The fact that the Armavia plane had fuel left in it's tanks didn't help.

    Some pictured from luchtzak.be:










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  2. 2006-05-05, 09:45 AM #2
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    wow, what the heck was that building made of? looks like it literally melted and started to lean to one side. that is amazing.
    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
    I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.

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  3. 2006-05-05, 09:53 AM #3
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    isn't that Armavia's second loss this week????
    Overheard on JFK TOWER - S Turns are fine, U-Turns are bad....
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  4. 2006-05-05, 10:11 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ari707
    isn't that Armavia's second loss this week????
    Yep.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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  5. 2006-05-05, 10:50 AM #5
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    thats a serious collapse!!! I hope no one was working inside.
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  6. 2006-05-05, 11:13 AM #6
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    guess their insurance is going up....
    Overheard on JFK TOWER - S Turns are fine, U-Turns are bad....
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  7. 2006-05-05, 02:07 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by UrbanExplorer222
    thats a serious collapse!!! I hope no one was working inside.
    one worked seriously injured, 4 firemen slightly.
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  8. 2006-05-05, 06:59 PM #8
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    There are something like only six Airbusses in the whole country of Armenia and 3 where lost in 3 days, the Armavia at Sochi, the Armavia at BRU ( Sounds like the fire started on this aircraft, and was fueled by the fuel still in the wings, I believe fuel is normally drained during MTC) and the one leased 320 that was the only aircraft in the fleet of Armenian.
    Just crazy coincidence !!!

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  9. 2006-05-06, 09:49 AM #9
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    Ron, i'm familiar with the crash and this hanagar fire, but what is the third Armavia incident that you mentioned?
    Email me anytime at [email protected].
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  10. 2006-05-06, 12:30 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil D.
    Ron, i'm familiar with the crash and this hanagar fire, but what is the third Armavia incident that you mentioned?
    The third A320 is from Armenian (not Armavia, but he was talking about the country) wich was in the same hangar.
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