"Two Events Needed for Ignition"
All Potential Sources Were Considered:
Wires Connect The Probes To A Cockpit Gauge
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
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