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Monday, 23 October, 2000, 14:28 GMT 15:28 UK
New clue to Concorde crash
![]() All 109 passengers died in the crash
A "poorly executed" repair to an American passenger jet may have caused the Concorde crash.
The theory centres on the metal strip which is thought to have led to the crash.
The information is crucial to the investigators who believe the strip punctured one of Concorde's tyres, hurling chunks of rubber into its fuel tank and sparking a catastrophic blaze. But the magazine added that just who installed the metal strip - which had been fitted to a thrust reverser on the Continental jet - remained a mystery. Concordes grounded The Air France Concorde crashed with the loss of all 109 people on board and four on the ground soon after take-off in July at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Continental Airlines which has already said that the strip came from one of its aircraft, declined to comment on the Flight International report.
All British Airways and Air France Concordes have been grounded since August as the investigation into the crash continues. BA is working to get Concorde back in the air by February 2001 and is pushing the aircraft's two manufacturers BAE Systems and European Aeronautic Space and Defence Co to have modifications in place by the end of the year, according to a report in the Financial Times on Monday.
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