Jim Hall
Jim Hall
accident again deliberate director emphasize fbi inform louis met might result word
On Monday, I met with FBI Director Louis Freeh to inform him that this accident might -- and again I emphasize the word might -- be the result of a deliberate act.
cannot circumstance explain flight profile resulted time
We cannot at this time explain the circumstances that were occurring on Flight 990 that resulted in the flight profile I just described,
board damage examining impact nut occurred reports result safety water
A safety board investigator examining the nut reports that the threads are heavily damaged, ... ... We do not know if the damage occurred before the aircraft's impact with the water or was the result of that impact.
flights learned lessons progress result safer states united
I think that progress has been made, and I think that the flights that take off each and every day in the United States are safer as a result of the lessons learned from TWA 800,
accident flight leg occurred previous
We will substantiate what occurred on the flight leg previous to the accident flight.
analyzed contained experts extent impact information reaches recorder until washington within
We will not know the extent of that damage, or any impact it will have -- if any -- on the information contained within the recorder until the recorder reaches Washington and can be analyzed by our experts there,
areas incumbent room safety
We think it's incumbent on airports that don't have the room for these safety areas to at least put in one of these systems.
design economic life
Is there an economic design life for wires?
change last suicidal vehicle
It would have been suicidal to change that name. The last thing you want to do is take a segment-defining vehicle and change its name.
built company exit factory gracious great morgan needs run surprise visionary
It wouldn't surprise me to see Morgan make a gracious exit because he has built a great big factory that needs to be run by operators. I don't think the company necessarily needs a visionary like that any more.
adding air associated board difficulty expense physically recognizes safety separating
The safety board recognizes the difficulty and expense associated with physically separating (fuel-monitoring) wires from other wires and adding shielding to wires on in-service air carrier airplanes,
gather information people trying
Right now we're just trying to gather information and get as many people as we need in place there,
blessed
I've always said we're pretty blessed here in the Valley.
crew discussing existing flight problem recording
As the recording began, the flight crew was discussing an existing problem with the airplane's stabilizer trim,