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--- David Hale <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Here's an update on the story and a link to the full
> update.
>
> David H.
> ------------------------------------------
> Dillon said the tank that had exploded had been
> weakened by rust and the tank's inspections were not
> up to date.
>
> Condensation had caused the tank to rust inside from
> "top to bottom," he said. Air tanks are supposed to
> be
> visually inspected annually and undergo hydrostatic
> pressure tests every five years, Dillon said.
>
> Dillon said the tank that exploded was made in 1988
> and received its last visual inspection in October
> 1999. It received its last hydrostatic test in 1991,
> he said.
>
> http://www.tcpalm.com/news/verobeach/15v350a.shtml

So it was Vip'd while out of hydro?
My they do things different in Flori-duh.
Ed



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