Vibration from failed 767 engine caused fuel leak from fractured water-drain tube

Delta 767 N197DN-c-Ikarasawa Creative Commons

Boeing has been examining whether slat-track housing drain tubes on 767s require further redesign, after vibration from an engine failure in Scotland caused a tube fracture, resulting in fuel leaking and igniting during flight.

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