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| It is tempting to view the task as insurmountable and just assign it to the "dustbin of history", but I would remind the reader of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103#Investigation|Pan Am flight 103 investigation]] that took place after an aircraft was destroyed over Lockerbie, Scotland. A tiny piece of a circuit board from a cassette player took investigators in the direction that eventually led to the identification of those responsible for placing a bomb on the aircraft that killed 243 passengers and 16 crew members. | It is tempting to view the task as insurmountable and just assign it to the "dustbin of history", but I would remind the reader of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103#Investigation|Pan Am flight 103 investigation]] that took place after an aircraft was destroyed over Lockerbie, Scotland. A tiny piece of a circuit board from a cassette player took investigators in the direction that eventually led to the identification of those responsible for placing a bomb on the aircraft that killed 243 passengers and 16 crew members. | ||
| - | One paragraph, on Page 9 of the [[http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?file&fn=8&name=S%3A\DOT_56GB\airplane%20accidents\websearch\070964.pdf|Civil Aeronautics Board Aircraft Accident Report]] deserves a good amount of scrutiny, as I find it extremely confusing: **"An inflight fire existed in the passenger-occupied portion of the cabin. The only flammable liquid carried as a part of the airplane above the fuselage floor is hydraulic fluid in a reservoir located in a compartment between the carry-on luggage rack and the lavatory. The reservoir was damaged by impact and fire and was empty. Another source of flammable liquid known to have been aboard the aircraft was a one-gallon can containing a commercial paint modifier. This can was recovered in the wreckage area, crushed with no evidence of fire damage to either the can or its paper wrapping."** | + | One paragraph, on Page 9 of the [[http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?websearch&site=dot_aircraftacc|Civil Aeronautics Board Aircraft Accident Report]] deserves a good amount of scrutiny, as I find it extremely confusing: **"An inflight fire existed in the passenger-occupied portion of the cabin. The only flammable liquid carried as a part of the airplane above the fuselage floor is hydraulic fluid in a reservoir located in a compartment between the carry-on luggage rack and the lavatory. The reservoir was damaged by impact and fire and was empty. Another source of flammable liquid known to have been aboard the aircraft was a one-gallon can containing a commercial paint modifier. This can was recovered in the wreckage area, crushed with no evidence of fire damage to either the can or its paper wrapping."** |
| The first part of the above paragraph, that mentioned the hydraulic fluid reservoir, specifically stated that the reservoir was empty. The last part of the above paragraph mentions a one gallon can //containing// a flammable paint modifier. If one were to parse words, the first operative word is "containing", which I take to mean the one gallon vessel still held liquid. The second operative word is "crushed". I'm left to wonder how a can containing a liquid could still be viable in the sense that the liquid would still remain present in the can in spite of the can being crushed. | The first part of the above paragraph, that mentioned the hydraulic fluid reservoir, specifically stated that the reservoir was empty. The last part of the above paragraph mentions a one gallon can //containing// a flammable paint modifier. If one were to parse words, the first operative word is "containing", which I take to mean the one gallon vessel still held liquid. The second operative word is "crushed". I'm left to wonder how a can containing a liquid could still be viable in the sense that the liquid would still remain present in the can in spite of the can being crushed. | ||
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