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Fire came into the avionics compartment, it could possibly explain then the time line of the transponder shutting off, the acars shutting off, the pilots turning back. we're taught from day one, ave yat, navigate and then communicate. i know a lot of people are questioning, why didn't they get a mayday distress signal out in time. they may not have had time unfortunately, that's what's concerning me at this point, that more focus is not being put in that direction. >> what about the possibility of decompression, that's happened before. the faa issued the following a air directive a couple week...

Wouldn't fly because they're frightening but they're not. >> reporter: michael gold goldfarb says if the faa thought it was significant enough they would have grounded the fleet. >> does that mean this air directive and history of this air directive or warning is irrelevant? >> it's very relevant. we don't know if malaysia airline had completed that repair. >> reporter: the ceo couldn't answer if flight 370 was checked for that issue. >> with this specific plane i will have to check on the record. >> let's just say malaysian airlines did not do the required inspection. does that change things ...

Directive and the history of this air directive or warning is irrelevant? >> no. it's very relevant. what we don't know is whether malaysian air completed that repair. >> reporter: wednesday malaysia airlines ceo couldn't answer if flight 370 was checked for that issue. >> for this specific plane i will have to check on the record. >> reporter: let's just say that malaysian airlines did not do the required inspection. does it change things? >> it only adds another piece of the puzzle. it only tells investigators that going in there may be a structural program needs to be run to ground. >> repo...

777s could have cracks in the top of the plane near an antenna. the faa called for frequent inspections and warned it could lead to rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity of the plane. >> the general public read every air worthiness directive no one would fly. because it's frightening. but it's not. air worthiness directives are li recalls on cars. >> reporter: michael goldfarb is the former faa chief of staff. he says if they thought the crack was significant enough they would have grounded the fleet. >> does that mean this air directive and history of this directive or warning ...