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Controllable because they would be able to shut off electricity to it. unfortunately in the case of swissair 111, they were unable to do that. >> wear and tear on the entertainment system wiring created an opening that allowed electricity to jump out, an arcing event. the arc occurred right next to the wires that powered the flight deck's most crucial equipment. setting off a fire that spread across the cockpit attic, burning through the ceiling. >> the situation as in the final few minutes of flight was catastrophic. the airplane's full of smoke, there is evidence of multiple aluminum that's ...

Investigators immediately suspect an arcing event. >> the electricity that is flowing through a wire as, over time, insulation can chaff, crack. and these cracks allow the electricity to not flow down the wire path as it's supposed to, but to jump to a part of the frame of the airplane or to another wire that might be exposed. >> the lavatory motor is small but carries a lot of power. >> weight on an airplane is something you try to keep to an absolute minimum. one of the ways that we do that in aircraft is to utilize very small, but very powerful electric motors so that a very small motor can...

In the search to find out what went wrong, investigators discovered that a common aircraft insulation material is a fire hazard. thousands of planes are refitted with new insulation and flammability testing is re-evaluated. but they still don't know how the fire started, and if other aircraft are at risk. >> when we started to look for potential ignition sources, the very first thing that comes to mind is aircraft wiring. >> the investigators scour more than 150 miles of wiring for signs of an electrical malfunction called arcing. >> arcing events are when electricity jumps from a wire to anot...

Smoke in the cockpit. in a search to find out has went wrong, investigators discover that a common aircraft insulation material is a fire hazard. thousands of planes are fitted with new insulation. and flammability testing is re-evaluated. but they still don't know how the fire started, and if other aircraft are at risk. >> when we started to look for potential ignition sources the very first thing that comes to mind is aircraft wiring. >> the investigators scour more than 150 miles of wiring for signs of an electrical malfunction called arcing. >> arcing events are when electricity jumps from...

>> investigators immediately suspect an arcing event. >> the electricity that is flowing through a wire as, over time, insulation can chaffe, crack. and these cracks allow the electricity to not flow down the wire path as it's supposed to, but to jump to a part of the frame of the airplane or to another wire that might be exposed. >> the lavatory motor is small but carries a lot of power. >> weight on an airplane is something you try to keep to an absolute minimum. one of the ways that we do that in aircraft is to utilize very small, but very powerful electric motors so that a very small motor...