
National Transportation Safety Board
Docket Materials issued on CD-ROM for Investigation
DCA96MA070
TWA Flight 800, July 17, 1996
(see the list of items available on web for direct online access to some of these documents, as well as additional information about the CD-ROM)
| Operations |
| Exhibit No. 2A - Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Addendum to Group Chairman Factual Report |
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Appendix 1 - Interview summary flight engineer Albert Mundo July 22,1996 |
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Appendix 2 - Interview transcript Herman E. Carvache November 18,1996 |
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Appendix 3 - Interview transcript Franklin D. Perez November 18,1996 |
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Appendix 4 - Interview transcript Clyde Antrobus November 18,1996 |
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Appendix 5 - Interview transcript Robert Sebastian November 18,1996 |
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Appendix 6 - Interview transcript Everett Henry November 18,1996 |
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Appendix 7 - Interview transcript Joseph M. Sediva November 19,1996 |
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Appendix 8 - Interview transcript Anthony Scimeca November 19,1996 |
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Appendix 9 - Interview transcript Suresh Deodat November 19,1996 |
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Appendix 10 - Interview transcript John M. Jeanmarie November 19,1996 |
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Appendix 11 - Interview transcript Duane Andre Thomas November 19,1996 |
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Appendix 12 - Interview transcript Richard Ortiz November 19,1996 |
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Appendix 13 - Interview transcript Frank Michael Soodeen November 19,1996 |
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Appendix 14 - Interview transcript James Thomas Stanes November 20,1996 |
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Appendix 15 - Interview transcript Eusebio Montanez November 20,1996 |
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Appendix 16 - Interview transcript Wayne Rathan November 20,1996 |
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Appendix 17 - Interview transcript Karl Bleck November 20,1996 |
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Appendix 18 - Interview summary TWA flight 881 crew July 22, 1997 |
| Exhibit No. 2B - Ramp and Gate Diagram |
| Exhibit No. 2C - Dispatch Release |
| Exhibit No. 2D - Fuel Tank Arrangement and Capacities |
| Exhibit No. 2E - Fueling Panel, Left Wing Fueling Station |
| Exhibit No. 2F - Fuel System Diagram |
| Exhibit No. 2G - Fuel Panel Controls - Flight Engineer Panel |
| Exhibit No. 2H - Fuel Flow Indicator |
| Exhibit No. 21 -Aft Cargo Heat/Overheat Indicator |
| Exhibit No. 2J - Fueling Service Record |
| Exhibit No. 2K - Takeoff Data |
| Exhibit No. 2L - Radiosonde Wind Information |
| Exhibit No. 2M - TWA Aircraft Tracking - Ship 17119, (N93119) |
| Exhibit No. 2N - Cargo Loading and Manifest Documents |
| Exhibit No. 20 - Pneumatic System Diagrams |
| Exhibit No. 2P -Air Conditioning System Diagram |
| Exhibit No. 2Q - Bleed Air System Diagram |
| Exhibit No. 2R - Electrical Systems Diagrams |
| Air Traffic Control |
| Exhibit No. 3A - Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Exhibit No. 3B -Air Traffic Control Transcripts B-F |
| Exhibit No. 3C -Air Traffic Control Transcripts G -H |
| Exhibit No. 3D -Air Traffic Control Transcripts I-L1 |
| Exhibit No. 3E -Air Traffic Control Transcripts L2 |
| Exhibit No. 3F -Air Traffic Control Transcripts L3-L9 |
| Exhibit No. 3G - (M) ATC Group On-Scene Flight Track Depictions (N) Radar Antenna & Sort Box Information (0) Sardi Sector Airspace |
| Exhibit No. 3H - (P) FAA Chronological Summary of Flight (Q) Special Use Airspace (R) Flight Progress Strips (S) Conflict Alert (T) Additional Boston ARTCC DATA (U) Megadata Corporation |
| Witnesses |
| Exhibit No. 4A - Group Chairman Factual Report |
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Appendix A -Witness maps |
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Appendix B - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 1-99 |
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Appendix C - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 100-199 |
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Appendix D - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 200-299 |
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Appendix E - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 300-399 |
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Appendix F - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 400-499 |
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Appendix G - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 500-599 |
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Appendix H - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 600-699 |
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Appendix I - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 700-755 |
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Appendix J - FBI document catalog dated April 10, 1998 |
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Appendix K - FBI document catalog dated May 18, 1998 |
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Appendix L - FBI document catalog dated August 14, 1998 |
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Appendix M - Documents pertaining to aftermath observers |
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Appendix N - Interview transcript Capt. Christian Baur January 11, 1997 |
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Appendix 0 - Interview transcript Maj. Fredrick Meyer January 11, 1997 |
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Appendix P - Interview transcript Msgt. Dennis Richardson January 11, 1997 |
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Appendix Q - Interview transcript Maj. Michael Noyes January 11, 1997 |
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Appendix R - Interview transcript Maj. C. David Ruvola January 11, 1997 |
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Appendix S - Interview transcript Sgt. Craig Johnson January 13, 1997 |
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Appendix T - Interview transcript Maj. Michael Weiss January 11, 1997 |
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Appendix U - Interview transcript Capt. Charles Palmer January 11, 1997 |
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Appendix V - Interview transcript Tsgt. Michael Spindler January 11, 1997 |
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Appendix W - Interview transcript Tsgt. Charles Ramirez January 15, 1997 |
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Appendix X - Interview transcript Tsgt. Antonio Ramos January 15, 1997 |
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Appendix Y - Interview transcript Col. Charles Stueve January 30, 1997 |
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Appendix Z - Interview transcript Capt. David McClaine March 25, 1999 |
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Appendix AA - Interview summary United States Navy P-3 Orion crew March 24, 1997 |
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Appendix BB - Interview summary Michael Julian Russell |
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Appendix CC -Witness group definitions and procedures September 28, 1998 |
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Appendix DD - List sent to the FBI requesting replacement documents and documents not provided |
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Appendix EE - FBI and NTSB correspondence concerning witnesses |
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Appendix FF - Correspondence from the CIA and transcript of the CIA briefing to the witness group |
| Witness Group Study Report |
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Appendix A - Document reading project data elements and definitions November 16, 1998 |
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Appendix B - Sight lines plotted for eleven witnesses |
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Appendix C - NASA report: "Audibility of the Center Fuel Tank Explosion of TWA flight 800" |
| Witness Group Recorded Radar Study |
| Viewing Angles Study for Witness #32 |
| Witness Visibility Study |
| Witness Visibility Study Attachments |
| Radar Data for Missile Visibility Tests |
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Attachment 1 - Tabular Radar Data |
| Video Tape -Video tape produced by the CIA for the FBI concerning eyewitness accounts |
| Meteorology |
| Exhibit No. 5A - Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Exhibit No. 5B - Group Chairman Factual Report, Attachment 1 - Meteorological Factual Report |
| Survival Factors |
| Exhibit No. 6A - Airplane Interior Documentation Group Factual Report |
| Exhibit No. 6B - Cabin Interior Modification History |
| Exhibit No. 6C - Photographs of Reconstructed Crew Seats |
| Exhibit No. 6E - Crew and Passenger Seat Data Base |
| Exhibit No. 6F - Overhead Photograph of C Zone Seats |
| Exhibit No. 6G - Diagram and Photographs of Recovered Cabin Floor in C Zone |
| Exhibit No. 6H - Photographs of Reconstructed Passenger Seats (584 Digital Photographs) |
| Structures |
| Exhibit No. 7A - Group Chairman Factual Report |
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Appendix A - Section Al (Wreckage Recovery and Wreckage Distribution) |
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Appendix A - Section A2 (Fuselage) |
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Appendix A - Section A3 (Wing) |
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Appendix A - Section A4 (Center Wing Section) |
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Appendix A - Section A5 (Empennage) |
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Appendix A - Section A6 (Landing Gear and Landing Gear Door Assemblies) |
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Appendix A - Section A7 (Engine Struts) |
| List of related documents not on this CD |
| Powerplants |
| Exhibit No. 8A - Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Exhibit No. 8A - Group Chairman Factual Report Photos (1-53) |
| Exhibit No. 8B - TWA List of Modules and Engine Serial Numbers Installed on Boeing 7470141, N93119 |
| Exhibit No. 8C - Cross Section of JTSD Engine Identifying Engine Case Flanges |
| Exhibit No. 8D - Boeing Letter to NTSB, Dated September 26, 1996 with Recommendations for Fuel Tests |
| Exhibit No. 8E - P&W letter to NTSB, dated February 16, 1990 regarding analysis of fuel from Avianca Flight 502 as guide for fuel tests. |
| Exhibit No. 8F - Saybolt Inc. Sample Receipt/Retain/Disposal Long Inventory Sheet for Fuel Samples |
| Exhibit No. 8G - Atago Co., LTD. Salinity Refractometer, Model S-10 Instruction Manual |
| Exhibit No. 8H -ASTM Standard D4052: "Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter." |
| Exhibit No. 8I -ASTM Standard D56: "Standard Test Method of Flash Point by Tag Closed Tester." |
| Exhibit No. 8J -ASTM Standard D86: "Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products." |
| Exhibit No. 8K - Saybolt Laboratory Report of Fuel Samples Tested on October 17,1996 |
| Exhibit No. 8L - ASTN Standard D-2624-95: "Standard Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels." |
| Exhibit No. 8M - Certificate of Calibration for Digital Conductivity Meter SN 14912 |
| Exhibit No. 8N - EMCEE Electronics Model 1152 Digital Conductivity Meter Operation Manual |
| Exhibit No. 80 - Saybolt Laboratory Report of Fuel Samples Tested on December 17,1996 |
| Exhibit No. 8P -ASTM Jet Fuel Specification Recommendation |
| Systems |
| Exhibit No. 9A - Factual Report of Group Chairman |
| Exhibit No. 9B - Contracted Laboratory Documentation, including: |
| Exhibit No. 9C - Attachments to the Systems Group Chairman's Factual Report of Investigation |
| Exhibit No. 9D - Accidents, Incidents, and Safety Recommendations referred to during the investigation |
| Exhibit No. 9E - Photographs (18) |
| Exhibit No. 9F - 747 Fuel Tank Certification Requirements |
| Exhibit No. 9G - Part 25-Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes |
| Systems Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Reexamination of Fuel Probes |
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Attachment 1: Metallurgist's Factual Report 96-160 |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Deposits on Fuel Tank Electrical Components |
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Attachments |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Fuel Quantity Indicators |
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Attachment |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Electrical Wiring |
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Attachment |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Electromagnetic Environment (1) |
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Appendix A, JSC report (Jan. 1999) |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Electromagnetic Environment (2) |
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Appendix A, JSC report (Sept. 1999) |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - NASA EMI Study |
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Appendix A - Investigation of Electromagnetic Field Threat to Fuel Tank Wiring of a Transport Aircraft NASA/TP-2000-209867 |
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Appendix B - Some notes on sparks and ignition of fuels -NASA/TM-2000-210077 |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Electromagnetic Interference |
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Appendix A - NAWCADPAX/TR-2000/33 |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Fault Tree Data |
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Appendix A - Correspondence |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Wire Inspections |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Wire Inspections - Attachment 1 |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Electrical Short Circuit/Arcing of Aged Aircraft Wiring |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Aging Aircraft Wire Testing By Raytheon Systems Company |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Aging Aircraft Wire Testing by Raytheon, Report 2 |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum -- Boeing/Air Force Center Wing Tank Fuel Heating Study |
| Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Fuel Quantity Indication System Photographs (1-48) (photos only - no written report) |
| Flight Data Recorder |
| Exhibit No. 10A -Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Group Chairman Factual Report - Revision 1 |
| Group Chairman Factual Report - Addendum 1 |
| Group Chairman Factual Report - Addendum 1 - Revision 1 |
| Group Chairman Factual Report - Addendum 2 |
| Maintenance Records |
| Exhibit No. 11A - Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Exhibit No. 11B - Periodic Service |
| Exhibit No. 11C - Aircraft Service |
| Exhibit No. 11E - Center Wing Tank Routine Work Cards |
| Exhibit No. 11F - Check Valve Work Cards |
| Exhibit No. 11G - Component Shop Record And Testing Cards |
| Exhibit No. 11H -Airworthiness Directive (AD) 79-06-02 |
| Exhibit No. 11I - Service Bulletin 747-28A-2092 |
| Exhibit No. 11J - Airworthiness Directive (AD) 96-26-06 |
| Exhibit No. 11K - Service Bulletin 747-28A-2194 |
| Exhibit No. 11L - NPRM 96-NM-57AD |
| Exhibit No. 11M -TWA Modification Order |
| Exhibit No. 11N - Airworthiness Directive (AD) 97-03-17 |
| Exhibit No. 11O - Cabin Electrical Write-Ups |
| Exhibit No. 11P - Airworthiness Directive List |
| Exhibit No. 11Q - Airworthiness Directive (AD) 90-25-05 |
| Exhibit No. 11R - Airworthiness Directive (AD) 92-03-13 |
| Exhibit No. 11S - Service Bulletin 747-57-2253 |
| Exhibit No. 11T - Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) |
| Group Chairman Factual Report - Addendum 1 |
| Cockpit Voice Recorder |
| Exhibit No. 12A - Factual Report of Group Chairman |
| Exhibit No. 12B - Sound Spectrum Study |
| Aircraft Performance 13 |
| Exhibit No. 13A -Airplane Performance Study |
| Exhibit No. 13B -Airplane Performance Study Errata Number 1 |
| Exhibit No. 13C -Addendum 1 to Airplane Performance Study |
| Exhibit No. 13D -Radar Data from 8/23 and 8/24 |
| Exhibit No. 13E -Study of Radar Data from United States Air Force's 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron |
| Radar Data Files List |
| Materials Laboratory |
| Exhibit No. 15A - Metallurgist's Factual Report #97-68 (Front Spar Lower Chord Fracture Area) |
| Exhibit No. 15B - Metallurgist's Factual Report #97-81 (Examination of Small Holes) |
| Exhibit No. 15C - Metallurgist's Factual Report #97-82 (Section 41/42 Joint, Forward Cargo Door) |
| Exhibit No. 15D - Metallurgist's Factual Report #98-107 (Spacer for the scavenge pump) |
| Exhibit No. 15E - Metallurgist's Factual Report #99-136 (Access doors in Spanwise Beam #1) |
| Security Factors |
| Airports/ARFF 16 - Exhibit No. 16A - Security Factors Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Hazardous Materials - Security Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Reconstruction |
| Exhibit No. 17A - Reconstruction Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Exhibit No. 17B - Log On The Reconstruction of TWA 800 |
| Exhibit No. 17C - Database for the Reconstruction of TWA 800 -All Parts Hung Report |
| Exhibit No. 17D - Log of Slides for the Reconstruction of TWA 800 |
| Video - Aircraft Accident Reconstruction |
| Photo 1-3. TWA Fuselage Reconstruction |
| Sequencing Group |
| Exhibit No. 18A - Metallurgy/Structures Sequencing Group Chairman's Report |
| Exhibit No. 18B -Supporting Documentation for Overall Breakup Sequence |
| Exhibit No. 18C - Nose Landing Gear Doors Sequence |
| Study on Explosion of Center Wing Fuel Tank of a Test Airplane |
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Appendix A - Sketches |
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Appendix B - Photographs (1-18) |
| Wreckage Distribution Database for Explosion Test |
| Boeing Correspondence dated January 20, 2000 |
| Report on Observable Early-Event Damages with NTSB & Boeing Cover Letters |
| Medical/Forensic |
| Exhibit No. 19A - Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Exhibit No. 19B - Attachments to Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Fire and Explosion |
| Exhibit No. 20A - Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Exhibit No. 20A-1 -Appendix I - 110 Digital Pictures documenting fire and smoke damage to TWA 800. |
| Exhibit No. 20B - Appendix II (Sooting/Fracture Diagrams) |
| Exhibit No. 20C - Appendix Ill (Tests and Study) |
| Exhibit No. 20D - Jet A Explosion Experiment: Laboratory Testing |
| Exhibit No. 20E - Jet A Explosions - Field Test Plan l/4 Scale Experiments |
| Exhibit No. 20F - Explosion of Aviation Kerosene (Jet A) Vapors |
| Exhibit No. 20G - Jet A Flight Test Samples |
| Exhibit No. 20H - The Laboratory Characterization of Jet Fuel Vapor Under Simulated Flight Conditions |
| Exhibit No. 20I - FBI Chemical Study of Residue |
| Exhibit No. 20J - Addendum 1 to Factual Report |
| Exhibit No. 20K - Errata Sheet for Jet A l/4 Scale Plan |
| Exhibit No. 20L - Spark Ignition Energy Measurements in Jet A - Part II |
| Exhibit No. 20M - Investigation of the Effects of Combustion on a FQIS Fuel Compensator Probe |
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Appendix A - Test Results |
| Exhibit No. 20N - B-747-100 Center Wing Tank Ground Testing at Marana, AZ |
| Exhibit No. 20O - Results of 1/4 Scale Experiments - Vapor Simulant and Liquid Jet A Tests |
| Exhibit No. 20P - 1/4 Scale Testing Part II - Simulant Repeatability, Jet A Vapor and Quenching |
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Attachment - ARA Final Report |
| Exhibit No. 20Q - Analysis of Vapor Samples Collected during Ground Tests |
| Exhibit No. 20R - The Laboratory Characterization of Arco Jet Fuel Vapor and Liquid |
| Exhibit No. 20S - Flash Point and Chemical Composition of Aviation Kerosene (Jet A) |
| Exhibit No. 20T - Spark Ignition Energy Measurements in Jet A |
| Data Management |
| Exhibit No. 21A - Data Management Report |
| Exhibit No. 21B - Appendix 1: Data Center Staff Members |
| Exhibit No. 21C - Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations |
| Exhibit No. 21D - Appendix 3: Debris Migration |
| Exhibit No. 21E - Appendix 4: Instructions and Sample Wreckage and Diver Logs |
| Exhibit No. 21F - Appendix 5: Updated Wreckage Not Included in Tags Table |
| Exhibit No. 21G - Appendix 6: Sample of a Trawling Log |
| Exhibit No. 21H - Appendix 7: Ad Hoc Validation Procedure |
| Exhibit No. 211 - Appendix 8: Tag Renumbering Procedure |
| Exhibit No. 21J - Appendix 9: Hanger Floor Audit Procedure |
| Exhibit No. 21K - Appendix 10: Undocumented Tags |
| Exhibit No. 21L - Appendix 11: Out-of-Area Corrections Made During Hangar Tag Audit |
| Exhibit No. 21M - Appendix 12: FBI Lot Maps Created During Hangar Tag Validation Project |
| Exhibit No. 21N - Appendix 13: FBI Lot Number Summary |
| Exhibit No. 21O - Appendix 14: Source Tags |
| Exhibit No. 21P - Appendix 15: Exempt 2000 - Series Tags |
| Exhibit No. 21Q - Appendix 16: Non-exempt 2000-Series Tags |
| Exhibit No. 21R - Appendix 17: Summary of Meetings with Representatives of the FBI and the Cabin Interior Group |
| Data Management Report Addendum |
| Trajectory Study |
| Exhibit No. 22A - Trajectory Study |
| Exhibit No. 22B - Trajectory Study Supporting Material |
| Exhibit No. 22C - Main Wreckage Flight Path Study |
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Addendum 1 to Main Wreckage Flight Path Study |
| Exhibit No. 22D - Errata Main Wreckage Flight Path Study |
| Exhibit No. 22E - Missile Self Destruct Performance Study |
| Exhibit No. 22F - Addendum II to Main Wreckage Flight Path Study |
| Estimated Frequency of a Meteorite Striking an Aircraft |
| TWA Flight 800 Missile Impact Analysis |
| Flight Test Plan |
| Exhibit No. 23A - Flight Test Group Chairman's Factual Report of Investigation |
| Exhibit No. 23B - Flight Test Plan |
| Exhibit No. 23C - FAA Comments on Flight Test Plan |
| Exhibit No. 23D - Component Drawings |
| Exhibit No. 23E - Test Item Requirements List (TIRL) Instrumentation Locations Flight Test Schedule |
| Exhibit No. 23F - Flight Test Results: TWA800 Emulation Flight |
| Exhibit No. 23G - Flight Test Results: Flight with fuel added to CWT |
| Exhibit No. 23H - Addendum 1 to Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Other Submissions |
| Boeing Submission for the TWA 800 Investigation (April 28,2000) |
| International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, CLC -Analysis and Recommendations Regarding TWA Flight 800 |
| CRANE CO. HydroAire Inc. & Lear Romec Submission for the TWA Flight 800 Investigation |
| Trans World Airlines, Inc. submission for the Flight 800 investigation. |
| Air Line Pilots Association, International comments concerning TWA Flight 800 on July 17, 1996 |
| Navy Salvage Report |
| Hearing-Related Items |
| Exhibit No. 1A - Order of Hearing |
| Exhibit No. 1B - Notice of Designation of Chairman of Board of Inquiry |
| Exhibit No. 1C - Designation of Hearing Officer |
| Exhibit No. 1D - Designation of Parties to the Hearing |
| Exhibit No. 1E - Notice of Hearing |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 8, 1997) |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 9, 1997) |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 10, 1997) |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 11, 1997) |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 12, 1997) |
| Correspondence between FBI and Chairman Hall (Letter dated 12/3/97) |
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