electrical failure
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General Mohammed al-Haddad and his four aides died on Tuesday after a visit to Ankara, with Turkish officials saying an electrical failure caused their plane to crash less than 15 minutes after takeoff.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Emergency overflows are supposed to be used only in critical situations, such as if there is an electrical failure at a pumping station.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
The Navy previously said an electrical failure could have left the submarine unable to execute emergency procedures to resurface.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
The group also promotes security standards requiring utilities to protect transmission stations and substations that, if attacked, would result in instability, uncontrolled separation from the grid or a cascading electrical failure.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
What if there was an electrical failure on board the spacecraft and the astronauts needed to navigate back home by the stars, like the mariners of a simpler age?
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
