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From the pylon but leaving the pylon attached to the wing. at the time, engineers from several airlines were using a shortcut. they found if the pylon and engine were removed in one piece, they could change the engine more quickly. >> they just dropped the entire unit from the wing. changed the component and put it all back together. in theory it sounded great, on paper it looked good. >> it's when maintenance workers are reattaching the engine and pylon eight weeks before the crash the soon to be fatal mistake is made. if the airline had followed manufacturer requirements, workers would have ...

Straight down the middle. >> i suppose. >> the self-flange land torrey behavior, cut them off at their kneecaps, whatever it was, the notion that serving the public and being elected to office is somehow a bad thing. >> i don't think there's that much danger of that. look at the people running for president, the republicans. these are people with a lot of options in life. mitt romney does not need to be a political figure to be a big success. he has a lot of money. think a lot of people do want to serve. i don't think that's a real problem. i do think that congress is -- their public reputatio...

Service, caused one of the bolts to fail. >> this morning, investigators were out on runway 32 right at o'hare airport looking for a bolt about four inches long. >> the crack is hidden from view, so it goes undetected. with every takeoff and landing cycle, putting stress on the broken flange, the crack is growing, and no one knows it. eight weeks after the engine change when flight 191 takes off on that warm spring afternoon, suddenly, without warning, disaster. >> takeoff is when this engine's producing the most thrust when there's the most force on the pylon is during takeoff. if it were goi...

They could change the component, put it all back together. in theory it sounded great, on paper it looked good. >> it's when maintenance workers are reattaching the engine and the soon to be fatal mistake is made. if the airline had followed manufacturer requirements, workers would have simply reattached the engine to the pylon using a specialized machine, recommended by the manufacturer. but because they've removed the massive engine/pylon assembly together, now it has to be replaced as one unit. using a forklift, workers inadvertently crack the top section of the pylon called the flange as t...

At the moment. you've got newt gingrich on one flange and barack obama on the other. here is what mitt romney said just yesterday in washington. >> american prosperity is fully dependent upon having an opportunity society. i don't think president obama understands that. i don't think he understands -- [applause] >> i don't think i understands why our economy is the most successful in the world. i don't think he understands america. he is -- [applause] bill: pick up on that last remark. i don't think he understands america. >> as governor romney talked about, you know, this election is about a ...