Narrative:
Engine explosion during ground engine maintenance run. A fire erupted.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 4 March 1977 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-3522 |
| MSN: | 18505/572 |
| First flight: | 1963-01-02 (14 years 2 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6423 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rome-Griffiss AFB, NY (RME) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Engine explosion during ground engine maintenance run. A fire erupted.
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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