Narrative:
Prior to departure, a fire erupted in a rear lavatory. The aircraft was evacuated and the fire services had to cut a hole in the fuselage to extinguish the fire.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 31 July 1980 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-358C |
| Operator: | El Al Israel Airlines |
| Registration: | 4X-ATX |
| MSN: | 20122/807 |
| First flight: | 1969-05-06 (11 years 3 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) ( Israel)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV/LLBG), Israel |
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Prior to departure, a fire erupted in a rear lavatory. The aircraft was evacuated and the fire services had to cut a hole in the fuselage to extinguish the fire.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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