Transcript of Hearing 12/12/97 - TWA Flight 800 Investigation

13131234there were short term –– recommendations for short termsolutions and recommendations for long term solutions.I recognize that the parties have raised somequestions about the process by which we collected a lot5of the research and data,and what I want to make clear6is that as quickly as possible after this hearing is7adjourned,we are going to get all the parties together8910111213and also the researchers with whom we have been workingto determine the answer to some of the questions thatDr. Ellingstad just raised, and that is what more weneed to do to develop quickly short term solutions tothe problem while the process of developing the longerterm solutions go on.141516so,this hearing.can.you will be hearing from us quickly afterWe will be meeting just as soon as we17CHAIRMAN HALL:I have a few clean-up18questions.I went over my notes last night to try and19202122232425be sure that all the things I thought should be brieflydiscussed on the record were brought up, and there weresome things that we do not have any idea whether theyhad anything to do with the TWA 800 accident, but therewas some things on the inspections that –– regardingthe O-rings and ruse on some of the components in thetank.CAPITAL HILL REPORTING, INC.(202) 466-9500