Narrative:
Burned out on ground due to electrical short in the water injection tank heater wiring.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1980 |
| Type: |  Boeing EC-135P |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 58-0007 |
| MSN: | 17752/222 |
| First flight: | 1959-02-05 (20 years 11 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16896 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P/F-59W |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Hampton-Langley AFB, VA (LFI) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Burned out on ground due to electrical short in the water injection tank heater wiring.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, IIIPhotos
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