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Swissair 111

Printed page vi. PDF page 6.

1.14.3 Designated Fire Zones and Smoke/Fire Detection and Suppression . . . . 108 1.14.4 Time Required to Troubleshoot in Odour/Smoke Situations . . . . . . . . . . 109 1.14.5 Risk of Remaining Airborne - Emergency
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Swissair 111

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avionics compartments, also known as electrical and electronic equipment bays. 1.14.4 Time Required to Troubleshoot in Odour/Smoke Situations It can take time for odour or smoke to develop to the concentration necessary for the crew to cognitively establish that they
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Swissair 111

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the accelerated grain growth caused the deformation and fracture to occur before the time required to initiate a leak. For comparison, similar testing was conducted using CRES steel caps instead of the aluminum caps. With the CRES steel caps, there
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Swissair 111

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the applicable checklist for the MD-11 could take 20 to 30 minutes to complete. The time required to complete such checklists could allow anomalies, such as overheating components, to develop into ignition sources. 5. The Swissair Smoke/Fumes of Unknown Origin
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Swissair 111

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along the Swissair Flight 111 flight path after the initial odour in the cockpit, the time required to complete an approach and landing to the Halifax International Airport would have exceeded the time available before the fire-related conditions in the
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Swissair 111

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with respect to in-flight firefighting. The identified safety deficiencies increase the time required to assess and gain control of what could be a rapidly deteriorating situation and reflect a weakness in the efforts of governments and industry to recognize the
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