with equipment down in the bay doesn't take a rocket science. this is a panoramic view of the plane's nerve center has that hold the avionics, communication equipment and the acars system. jim sciutto is joining us along with ntsb and former aircraft mechanic john goleo. we're know not showing our viewers any secret information. this is all information that somebody who is very interested in this can find out online and elsewhere. i just don't want to give people the idea we're showing something we should not be showing. jim, this compartment where the computer maintenance system is known as acars, walk us through this, show us what it looks like. every plane is different, but how would someone go about disabling the system? >> reporter: i like you thought it was much more difficult to get here and that once you're here it would be much more