Agenda

"Slide 1"

Presentation Objective

"Two Events Needed for Ignition"

All Potential Sources Were Considered:

Potential Sources, continued

Scavenge Fuel Pump

Static Electricity

Electromagnetic Energy

Slide 9

Slide 10

Wires Connect The Probes To A Cockpit Gauge

Slide 12

Wires Connect Fuel Tanks

Slide 14

Repairs Were Found Along Routes of FQIS, Fuel Flow, and Lighting Wires

Short Circuit Tests – Drill Shavings

Damaged Wire Found In TWA  800 Wreckage Led To Finding Wire Damage In Other Airplanes

Fluid Stains

Wet-Arc Test Set-Up

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Power Found In A Flash

Evidence of a Wet-short

Potential Evidence of a Short Circuit in TWA 800

"Two Events Needed for Ignition"

Little Wiring Was Recovered From TWA 800 CWT

Release Of Energy In CWT
By Arcing or Filament Heating

Release Of Energy In CWT
Through Sulfide Deposits

Sulfidation Remediation
Developed

Review

Summary

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