Starting air line explosion is one of the major cause of fire in main engine system .
For fire to happen Heat , Fuel & Air is required .
In an air starting system of Main Engine, fuel may be present in the form of lube oil which carried over from the air compressor. oxygen is present in the system in abundance . The heat source come from leaking starting air valve fitted on cylinder head. combination of these three in proper ratio will lead to an air line explosion .
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