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THIS AIRPLANE LOST WATER INJECTION ON TAKOFF NEAR OR AT THE POINT OF
ROTATION.INSPECTION REVEALED THE CAUSE OF WATER LOSS WAS A FROZEN
WATER INJECTION SURGE TUBE,THE PILOT MADE THE WRONG CHOICE WHEN HE
ELECTED TO ABORT AT THAT SPEED.ALL TIRES WERE BLOWN DUE TO USE OF THE
EMERGENCY OVERRIDE OF THE ANTI-SKID BRAKES. INVESTIGATION WAS DELAYED
SLIGHTLY WHILE CLEAN-UP CREWS REMOVED THE FUEL.
I INITIATED A FIELD LEVEL FIX TO PREVENT WATER FREEZING IN THE TUBE, BY
DRILLING A PIN-HOLE SIPHON BREAK IN THE WATER CONTROL VALVE.
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