spec13fe Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Just found this on the net. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1135032--fire-breaks-out-on-military-aircraft-all-nine-crew-evacuate-safely?bn=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railrunner130 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yeah. I ran across that myself somewhere... I'm interested to find out what the damage looks like and the cause. Glad nobody was hurt. "Blaze in the back"....? Aux pump? It is/was a tanker, so perhaps a fuel pump for the refuelling system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 KC-130H 130342 c/n 5207 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkuest Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 If this were a US Air Force plane, they'd have intake plugs in by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railrunner130 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 It looks like the fire started above the chain box? Am I seeing this correctly? Either way, what caused it? I'd suspect the aux pump, but both the pump and reservoir appear to be ok. Maybe a line blew? Perhaps it's just how the photo was taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 guys, I hate to speculate about what went wrong but here is my guess. The spot lights in the top of the plane for loading and unloading the plane where on and cought the insulation on fire?? These lights put out some heat ! and where the bighole in the fuselage is thats where the light is. Bonzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Colin Perkel of The Canadian Press is reporting that the fire that erupted aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft as it was taking off in Florida was likely caused by a hydraulic line that broke next to an electrical power cable. Read More Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Has anyone heard if 130342 was repaired? Anyone know if the E's 130307 (seen flying Sept 2014), 130319 (last seen Apr 2013) and 130327 (maybe at Abbotsford) are still flying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NATOPS1 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Canadian_Tanker_Fire_206242-1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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