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In December, Toyota recalled 41,000 of its Etios sedans to replace a fuel-tank pipe.
Consumers Safely in the Driver's Seat Abheek Bhattacharya 2012
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For roughly two years before that decision, the agency barred 757 operators from installing or using certain auxiliary tank designs as a precaution to prevent fuel-tank fires.
With Few Options, Continental Could Add Extra Tanks Susan Carey 2012
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Low clouds and strong winds threatened to delay the launch, as did a problem with fuel-tank pressure in one of the rocket engines.
Shuttle Launch Is Delayed Arian Campo-Flores 2011
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Joint industry-government efforts have made once-deadly problems such as navigation errors, fuel-tank fires, weather-related crashes and engine malfunctions a rarity.
The New Frontier in Air Safety Andy Pasztor 2011
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According to the European Aviation Safety Agency, "a large number" of suspect nuts were installed in the fuselage and fuel-tank areas of the jets during assembly.
EU Proposes Inspection of 170 Airbus Jets Andy Pasztor 2011
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Instead of booster rockets and freezing launch weather, fuel-tank foam insulation was to blame.
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BMW says the fuel-tank front attachment bolts may become loose, allowing them to come in contact with the fork leg.
5 Recalled Products: Week of June 26-July 2, 2010 | myFiveBest 2010
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Instead of booster rockets and freezing launch weather, fuel-tank foam insulation was to blame.
Challenger Disaster: 25 Years Later, A Still Painful Wound AP 2011
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A four-year investigation determined that TWA 800 was destroyed by a center fuel-tank explosion -- likely caused by a spark from a short-circuit.
TWA Flight 800 Crash Families Gathering For 13-Year Anniversary (PHOTOS) 2010
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A four-year investigation determined that TWA 800 was destroyed by a center fuel-tank explosion -- likely caused by a spark from a short-circuit.
TWA Flight 800 Crash Families Gathering For 13-Year Anniversary (PHOTOS) Katharine Zaleski 2010
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