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"Qantas suffers fuel system problems on all three A380s."

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"Qantas suffers fuel system problems on all three A380s
Wednesday March 4, 2009
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Qantas was forced to withdraw its three A380s from service Monday because of unrelated fuel system problems that came after what had been described as the best entry into service of any aircraft with Australia's national airline..."

http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=15798

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Re: "Qantas suffers fuel system problems on all three A380s."

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New aircraft growing pains. This shall pass ;)
Theres nothing better than slow cooked fall off the bone BBQ, Texas style

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who did manufacture the fuel pumps? Parker Hannifin I suppose?

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Fungus in the fuel has been around in Australia for decades.
Biggest problem is filter blockage, and by-passing filters is not a good idea.
In the past, an additive has worked, but minimizing water content is always best although with condensaion, this is a problem.

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