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I read some rumors about a loud sound. Maybe a compressor stall (hardly a reason to abort past V1, no? Weren't those early PW's prone to compressor stalls?) or maybe shifting cargo (probably worse?)
I bet all that off-roading did the fuselage in. They maybe leaking Hydrol but I seriously doubt that fuselage was so deteriorated that it cracked on it's own. Dragging gear on a fully loaded 747 trough bumps or mud would probably crack any 747.
Plane was N704CK, ex China Airlines (aren't they kinda hard on their equipment?) http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-22299.htm
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