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SEA-TAC: Jet fuel spills at Sea-Tac Airport when valve on plane’s wing fails

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Published: 01/14/09 12:05 am | Updated: 01/14/09 6:33 am

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An estimated 2,400 gallons of jet fuel spilled Tuesday from a plane at Sea-Tac Airport when a line ruptured during maintenance.

Mechanics were working on a Hawaiian Airlines 757 at Gate B5 about 2 a.m. when a valve on the left wing failed, said airport spokesman Perry Cooper. He said firefighters used hoses to flush the fuel into the airport’s drainage system.

The Associated Press

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