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

1directions.When the test in the Mojave failed, why119923456789did you not go back and take a look at the foam asanother possibility. Incidently, we have had post–crash fires in accidents involving transport aircraftsince then.WITNESS McSWEENEY: Well, I would not denythat statistic. The success, though, has been muchgreater than it was before the 70’s and 80’s.DR. LOEB: Yeah, I would agree.1011done significantly.WITNESS McSWEENEY:The lives lost have gone121314151617DR. LOEB: Yeah, I will agree with that. Iam just asking why you didn’t go back and take a secondlook. I mean, it may have been –– there may have beensome factors that we need to know about here that wereinvolved in why you didn’t; weight, or the penalties,or ––18WITNESS McSWEENEY:At the -- well, I wasn’t19in the decision–making at the time, so I can’t be20exact,but my recollection of reading the material was21that we believed it was not a safety improvement that22mandated –– or,warranted that kind of action at the23time, because we were focusing on post-crash fires.24DR. LOEB:Is the FAA now looking at foam as25a potential source for both remediating fuelCAPITAL HILL REPORTING, INC.(202) 466-9500