fuel leak

collocation in English

meaningsoffuelandleak

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fuel
noun
uk
/ˈfjuː.əl/us
/ˈfjuː.əl/
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by ...
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leak
noun[C]
uk
/liːk/us
/liːk/
a hole or crack through which a liquid or gas can flow out of a container, or the liquid or gas that ...
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(Definition offuelandleakfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffuel leak

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The aircraft, on a routine training sortie flying at 2,000 ft and 300 knots, suffered a major fuselagefuelleakand an associated engine flame-out.
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The aircraft's emergency power unit had been engaged and in line with standard procedure a safety check was conducted to ensure that there had been no hydrazinefuelleak.
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Following a report of a largefuelleak, category 2 (repairable within unit resources) damage to the main cabin conditioning duct of this aircraft was discovered.
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There was no obvious connection between an oil temperature or pressure problem and afuelleak.
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It did protect its occupants reasonably well, and the dummy movement was well controlled, however, afuelleakoccurred.
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Thefuelleakin the aft compartment resurfaced during tanking, and the launch was scrubbed again.
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Shortly before launch there was a suspectedfuelleakand a decision was made to delay arming the engine until the time of ignition.
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Concurrently a pin came loose inside one engine and ruptured a cooling line, allowing a hydrogenfuelleak.
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This fault may have caused chafing and may lead to afuelleak.
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Further, the commission found that the fire was caused by afuelleakignited by a short circuit.
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They experience a possiblefuelleakand crash in the cold winter landscape.
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The tyre exploded, and a piece of rubber hit the fuel tank, which caused afuelleakand led to a fire.
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The fires were a result of afuelleak, which caused fuel to spill on the hot engine.
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This release was afuelleakcaused by an underground tank failure in 1985.
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Afuelleakfrom the left wing led to a fire erupting which was quickly extinguished by airport emergency services.
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The cause of the explosion has been attributed to afuelleakcaused by a bolt from the right wing slat puncturing the fuel tank.
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Tests confirmed the hydrogenfuelleakon the external tank side of the external tank/orbiter quick disconnect umbilical.
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A car accident caused by a dieselfuelleak, for example, showed traces of sulfur on the cracked tube indicative of attack by sulfuric acid from the battery.
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The flight was cut short to only three minutes when shortly after takeoff, the cockpit filled with smoke from afuelleakonto the exhaust ducting.
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In the side-impact test, it received five stars for the driver, and 3 stars for the rear occupant, and resulted in afuelleakthat could cause a fire hazard.
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