Parts Of Oxygen Tank Found In Qantas Jet

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Source: CBS News/AP

Investigators found fragments that appear to bolster the theory that an oxygen tank exploded on a Qantas jet, forcing it to make a dramatic emergency landing with a car-sized hole in its fuselage, an official said Monday.

Neville Blyth, a senior investigator from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, said a valve and other small fragments would be tested to determine if they came from the tank, which is designed to provide oxygen to passengers during an emergency.

He said the fragments were found in the passenger cabin close to where the missing tank was stored in the cargo hold, along with five other cylinders.

The Boeing 747-400 had to make an emergency landing after a quick descent from 29,000 feet riday. The 365 passengers and crew, who reported hearing a loud bang before the plane suddenly depressurized, were not injured.


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/28/world/main4298220.shtml

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