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attached at the 7 o'clock location. The latter piece was heavily scored on the inside diameter and the shroud support showed frictional heat discoloration.

The borescope inspection plug hole boss at the seventh stage stator 9 o'clock position was deformed and scored in the direction of compressor rotation.[1]

Daring the course of the search for engine parts no portion of the low pressure compressor torque ring was found.

Fire damage to the left wing was in a swath-like pattern from the leading edge rearward to the trailing edge, approximately the Width of the No. 1 engine. The No. 1 pylon skin was nearly burned away. There was a hole about 12 inches by 10 inches burned through the de-icing duct area at the leading edge of the wing, and there were chordwise fire stains on both the upper and lower wing skin surfaces Just outboard of the engine pylon. The wing rear spar caps and web showed evidence of heat exposure. The Wing lower trailing edge panels outboard of the No. 1 pylon were burned, as were the upper trailing edge panels. The letter burn area was from inboard or the outboard flap to the inboard side of the outboard aileron. The inboard aileron and tab outboard of the No. l pylon were about 50 percent destroyed by fire and the aileron was warped upward.

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The No. 3. engine fuel line pylon-to-engine quick disconnect was separated and the locking lugs on the engine side of the disconnect were sheared off.


  1. Portions of the pieces hereinbefore described were given laboratory metallurgical examination. See Section 1.15, Tests and Research.