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A02O0123- Fire Damage to Aircraft

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Debris and contaminated insulation Overview from rear looking forward at damaged area of floor beam Fire damaged insulation material
Debris and contaminated insulation material Overview of damaged area from front looking rear Picture of front side of fire damaged floor beam web
Overview looking down at fire damaged area Fire damaged insulation material Picture of front side of fire damaged floor beam web
Close up of burned Heater Ribbon as it passes thru Station 1395 Floor Beam Overview of burned Heater Ribbon as it passes thru Station 1395 Floor Beam Overview looking from front at damaged area with surronding floor and wall panels removed. Note damage extends up the side wall
Overview of burned Heater Ribbon as it passes thru Station 1395 Floor Beam Damage to station 1395 floor beam. Note the warping of the top cap and hole burned through the beam web Overview looking from side at damaged area with surronding floor and wall panels removed. Note damage extends up the side wall
Overview of a heater ribbon installation being disassembled Ignition source heater ribbon removed from aircraft Close up of ignition source heater ribbon removed from aircraft
Contaminated Thermal acoustic insultion behind side wall panel. The black darkening on the material is dust and lint Dust and lint accumulation on a wiring components behind a side wall panel Another incident of burned heater ribbon at the back of the occurrence aircraft behind aft wall panel
  Another incident of burned heater ribbon at the back of the occurrence aircraft behind aft wall panel  
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Updated: 2002-11-13

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