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The time factor in general, we really are doing this backwards which makes it even more extraordinary. what theyre going to need to do is work the problem backwards in that once we find or can narrow down an area of boxes then to start looking for the wreckage. you know, we need to be mindful that even if we lose the pinger signal and we continue -- and then end up using the side sonar to start scan for that, the boxes are pretty small. we dont necessarily have to find the box per se right away....

Repeated back a frequency. and here at 1:19, the last communication, we are into the accident sequence. two minutes later the transponder went off. at that point in time, he decides to change his pattern of communication. at precisely the moment of a handoff, which is the point, if you ever wanted to become invisible, thats when youre going to do it. i think the fact that he did not repeat the frequency is reflective of the stress of the moment, that this plan, this change was already in progres...

This crew, they repeated back altitudes, they previously repeated back a frequency. and here at 1:19, the last communication, we are into the accident sequence. two minutes later the transponder went off. at that point in time, he decides to change his pattern of communication. at precisely the moment of a handoff, which is the point, if you ever wanted to become invisible, thats when youre going to do it. i think the fact that he did not repeat the frequency is reflective of the stress of the m...

With a wear strip missing. the strip was a reinforcement that came loose when the plane took off shortly before the concorde. investigators are confident they have identified a crucial part of the accident sequence but the question remains how could a damaged tire lead to a fatal crash? greg fithe is a crash investigator and former consultant to continental airlines on an unrelated case. >> at speeds of up to 200 miles an hour, when that tire blew out after striking that piece of metal, it turne...

Barbara says, isnt co-pilots "all right, good night" consistent with his lax attitude towards regs such as having ladies in the cockpit? >> first off, i guess im the guest thats going to disagree with richard. i think this transcript is very significant, and im looking down only because im looking at the transcript. the bottom line here is, at the time of the firsthandoff when they took off from the tower to the kuala lumpur radar atc, the co-pilot repeated the frequency, 132.6. as you move down...

Ladies in the cockpit? >> first off, i guess im the guest thats going to disagree with richard. i think this transcript is very significant, and im looking down only because im looking at the transcript. the bottom line here is, at the time of the first handoff when they took off from the tower to the kuala lumpur radar atc, the co-pilot repeated the frequency, 132.6. as you move down the line, we get into what i believe to be the accident sequence. at 1:07, acars did the last report. we have th...

This accident sequence was in process. it seems to me that the co-pilot was returned, that he had other things on his mind. he had repeated all the instructions previously and he did not at the critical moment. >> you dont necessarily agree theres anything significant in that. do you think theres credence to anything arthur just said? >> yes. one of the important things that arthur does make is because the co-pilot or the pilot not flying doesnt say that theres a mechanical or theres a fire, he ...

Particularly on the accident runway to see if there were any issues associated with the recent runway construction or glide slope outage. this crew was vectored in for a 17-mile straight in final visual approach. they were vectored in from the northern california tracon, located near sacramento. asiana 214 reported they had the airport in sight. they were cleared for the visual approach. and they transitioned to tower control. they were cleared to by the tower and then there was the accident seq...

Investigation. however, what i will tell you is if we identify any safety issues that we think need immediate attention, we have the ability to issue safety recommendations at any time. yes, sir? [ inaudible ] >> are there cameras on the runways and always recording? have you seen that footage or -- [ inaudible ] >> sure. ill defer to the airport officials but we have requested any footage that might be reported on the airport that would record the accident sequence or the aftermath of the accid...

Months to complete an investigation. however if we identify any safety issues that we think need immediate attention we have the ability to issue safety recommendations at any time. yes, sir. >> are there cameras on the run ways and are they always recording? have you seen that footage? >> i will defer to the airport officials. we have requests any footage recorded on the airport that would record the accident sequence or the after math of the accident. we found in past investigations that the v...