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		mikeash on March 10, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 2003 Boeing 727-223 disappearance What if it starts blasting out interference, or catches on fire? Everything needs a power switch.

stcredzero on March 10, 2014 [–]

Not having a power switch contributed to an electrical fire on Swissair MDM-11 planes with an upgraded 1st class entertainment system. The entertainment system did not have an off switch, it had bad thermal engineering, and a form of wiring insulation turned out to not be self-extinguishing in real life.

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