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Investigation of electromagnetic field threat to fuel tank wiring of a transport aircraft

Content Provider	NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Author	Ely, Jay J. Beck, Fred B. Cockrell, C. R. Deshpande, Manohar D. Nguyen, Truong X. Scearce, Stephen A. Dudley, Kenneth L.
Copyright Year	2000
Description	National Transportation Safety Board investigators have questioned whether an electrical discharge in the Fuel Quantity Indication System (FQIS) may have initiated the TWA-800 center wing tank explosion. Because the FQIS was designed to be incapable of producing such a discharge on its own, attention has been directed to mechanisms of outside electromagnetic influence. To support the investigation, the NASA Langley Research Center was tasked to study the potential for radiated electromagnetic fields from external radio frequency (RF) transmitters and passenger carried portable electronic devices (PEDs) to excite the FQIS enough to cause arcing, sparking or excessive heating within the fuel tank.
File Size	15235010
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher Date	2000-03-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Electronics And Electrical Engineering Fuel Tanks Aircraft Safety Wing Tanks Potential Fields Transport Aircraft Transportation Explosions Frequencies Electromagnetic Fields Radio Frequencies Fuel Systems Transmitters Passengers Heating Safety Management Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Technical Report

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