On
September 2, 1998, Swissair Flight 111 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near
Halifax, Nova Scotia, killing all 229 passengers. For the next four and a half
years, investigators searched through the wreckage seeking answers to what
happened. Follow the investigation with this chart. As you watch, fill in the
blank areas.
Steps
Taken
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Information
Learned
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Conclusion
Drawn
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1.
Listened to communications during the emergency.
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Smoke
was in the cockpit.
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Fire
may have been the cause of the crash.
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2.
Analyzed flight data recorder.
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3.
Heated paint samples identical to those on Swissair Flight 111.
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4.
Studied remnants of kitchen galley.
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5.
Noticed melted plastic drip marks on carpet in flight cabin.
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6.
Sorted through 240 kilometers of wire.
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7.
Retrofitted an MD-11 for smoke and air flow tests.
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8.
Conducted flame tests on metallized Mylar.
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9.
Conducted flame tests on ventilation end caps.
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10.
Studied wiring in computer image of plane.
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11.
Found entertainment wire with arc and brackets near wire.
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12.
Surveyed all wires near newly found arc wires.
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13.
Retraced flight path of Swissair Flight 111.
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