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Docket Materials issued on CD-ROM for Investigation DCA96MA070
TWA Flight 800, July 17, 1996

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Operations
Exhibit No. 2A - Group Chairman Factual Report
Addendum to Group Chairman Factual Report

    Appendix 1 - Interview summary flight engineer Albert Mundo July 22,1996

    Appendix 2 - Interview transcript Herman E. Carvache November 18,1996

    Appendix 3 - Interview transcript Franklin D. Perez November 18,1996

    Appendix 4 - Interview transcript Clyde Antrobus November 18,1996

    Appendix 5 - Interview transcript Robert Sebastian November 18,1996

    Appendix 6 - Interview transcript Everett Henry November 18,1996

    Appendix 7 - Interview transcript Joseph M. Sediva November 19,1996

    Appendix 8 - Interview transcript Anthony Scimeca November 19,1996

    Appendix 9 - Interview transcript Suresh Deodat November 19,1996

    Appendix 10 - Interview transcript John M. Jeanmarie November 19,1996

    Appendix 11 - Interview transcript Duane Andre Thomas November 19,1996

    Appendix 12 - Interview transcript Richard Ortiz November 19,1996

    Appendix 13 - Interview transcript Frank Michael Soodeen November 19,1996

    Appendix 14 - Interview transcript James Thomas Stanes November 20,1996

    Appendix 15 - Interview transcript Eusebio Montanez November 20,1996

    Appendix 16 - Interview transcript Wayne Rathan November 20,1996

    Appendix 17 - Interview transcript Karl Bleck November 20,1996

    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

    Appendix A -Witness maps

    Appendix B - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 1-99

    Appendix C - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 100-199

    Appendix D - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 200-299

    Appendix E - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 300-399

    Appendix F - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 400-499

    Appendix G - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 500-599

    Appendix H - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 600-699

    Appendix I - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 700-755

    Appendix J - FBI document catalog dated April 10, 1998

    Appendix K - FBI document catalog dated May 18, 1998

    Appendix L - FBI document catalog dated August 14, 1998

    Appendix M - Documents pertaining to aftermath observers

    Appendix N - Interview transcript Capt. Christian Baur January 11, 1997

    Appendix 0 - Interview transcript Maj. Fredrick Meyer January 11, 1997

    Appendix P - Interview transcript Msgt. Dennis Richardson January 11, 1997

    Appendix Q - Interview transcript Maj. Michael Noyes January 11, 1997

    Appendix R - Interview transcript Maj. C. David Ruvola January 11, 1997

    Appendix S - Interview transcript Sgt. Craig Johnson January 13, 1997

    Appendix T - Interview transcript Maj. Michael Weiss January 11, 1997

    Appendix U - Interview transcript Capt. Charles Palmer January 11, 1997

    Appendix V - Interview transcript Tsgt. Michael Spindler January 11, 1997

    Appendix W - Interview transcript Tsgt. Charles Ramirez January 15, 1997

    Appendix X - Interview transcript Tsgt. Antonio Ramos January 15, 1997

    Appendix Y - Interview transcript Col. Charles Stueve January 30, 1997

    Appendix Z - Interview transcript Capt. David McClaine March 25, 1999

    Appendix AA - Interview summary United States Navy P-3 Orion crew March 24, 1997

    Appendix BB - Interview summary Michael Julian Russell

    Appendix CC -Witness group definitions and procedures September 28, 1998

    Appendix DD - List sent to the FBI requesting replacement documents and documents not provided

    Appendix EE - FBI and NTSB correspondence concerning witnesses

    Appendix FF - Correspondence from the CIA and transcript of the CIA briefing to the witness group

Witness Group Study Report

    Appendix A - Document reading project data elements and definitions November 16, 1998

    Appendix B - Sight lines plotted for eleven witnesses

    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

    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

    Appendix A - Section Al (Wreckage Recovery and Wreckage Distribution)

    Appendix A - Section A2 (Fuselage)

    Appendix A - Section A3 (Wing)

    Appendix A - Section A4 (Center Wing Section)

    Appendix A - Section A5 (Empennage)

    Appendix A - Section A6 (Landing Gear and Landing Gear Door Assemblies)

    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

    Attachment 1: Metallurgist's Factual Report 96-160

Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Deposits on Fuel Tank Electrical Components

    Attachments

Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Fuel Quantity Indicators

    Attachment

Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Electrical Wiring

    Attachment

Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Electromagnetic Environment (1)

    Appendix A, JSC report (Jan. 1999)

Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Electromagnetic Environment (2)

    Appendix A, JSC report (Sept. 1999)

Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - NASA EMI Study

    Appendix A - Investigation of Electromagnetic Field Threat to Fuel Tank Wiring of a Transport Aircraft NASA/TP-2000-209867

    Appendix B - Some notes on sparks and ignition of fuels -NASA/TM-2000-210077

Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Electromagnetic Interference

    Appendix A - NAWCADPAX/TR-2000/33

Group Chairman Factual Report Addendum - Fault Tree Data

    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

    Appendix A - Sketches

    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

    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

    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

    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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