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>>>When the FAA found fuel in the lines, under pressure, to the spider, the
plane did not run out of fuel.<<<


Bob,

I disagree with that conclusion.  It might be correct, but the evidence
appears inconsistent with that conclusion.

I am told that the helicopter/rescue folks arrived immediately on the scene.
There was no evidence of fuel.  Since the boost pump was on, it could easily
have picked up otherwise unusable fuel during the  various gyrations
associated with the hard landing and the sacrifice of the left wing, and
caused the spider to have fuel.

A fuel spider will always have some fuel in it when an engine runs dry.  It
shuts down on a spring loading when the fuel pressure drops below a minimum
level.  It can still have fuel in the spider, even if the tanks are dry.

Regards,  George

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