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To: elmatador who wrote (37638)7/29/2008 2:39:42 PM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 218107
 
a tiny 50c valve may be the "culprit". Very likely! "valve and other fragments had been found that will be tested to see if they came from the cylinder"

nytimes.com

It's getting warm! It is getting warm!

But here is the truth:

Passengers reported hearing a loud bang before the cabin lost pressure.
...
Investigators say that the fact that the floor of the passenger cabin above the hole was pushed up indicated that some kind of explosion was involved, but added that it may take some time to determine what may have caused it.

The conclusion won't be an explosion... It was a valve. Lets chnage all valves and everyone would be 'safe'.