Thread: Lightning strike on CRJ
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Old 04-08-2009, 11:30 AM
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That was not a lightning strike. Rumor has it Mx left a wrench in the circuit breaker panel behind the captain. It shorted a bus bar and started a fire. The fire burned through an O2 line...instant blowtorch! Lucky it was on the ground.
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