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Mechanical failure, fire on board, for instance, which gradually shut down systems or the pilots felt like they had to shut down systems, correct? >> anything is up for grabs at this point. we can go back to twa 800 where it was attributed to fuel pumps in one of the tanks, because of dry tanks to ignited the vapors. that could be a possible scenario. i very much doubt it because these airplanes have been modified so that never occurs. but, you know, when we talk about catastrophic failure, it p...

Is what a lot of people thought early on. that seems to be ruled out if you believe the satellite data that this plane was flying around for hours afterward. but there could be some kind of mechanical failure, fire on board, for instance, which gradually shut down systems or the pilots felt dolike they hado shut down systems, correct? >> anything is up for grabs at this point. we can go back to twa 800 where it was attributed to fuel pumps in one of the tanks, because of dry tanks to ignited the...