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

1Secondly,1258there has been quite an educational2process going on in the industry, beginning with the3flammability conference,and certainly with this4hearing, which has been very,very informative for me.567I think as we develop that information, the better wedevelop it when we go into the ARAC process, it clearsaway a lot of those obstacles.8Finally,the FAA has taken the initiative to91011put at least that process on a six month time line,which is something they haven’t done before, and I havebeen involved in the ARAC process for several years, as12you may be aware,with in flight icing, and have131415161718experienced the frustrations of that.I think this is maybe a little bit of adifferent approach that they are taking now.Q Thank you. I just have one final question,and it has to do with testing. What is needed? Whatis the key part in a lot of what you express are19concerns?Is it the reliability of the system, that it20212223is properly designed and it does not contain inherentfailure modes?That is one thing that was brought out Ithink yesterday, but perhaps not emphasized in this24context,and that is that a system once proposed and25even shown to function is not ready to be put on anCAPITAL HILL REPORTING, INC.(202) 466-9500