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61–940CC
1999
AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SAFETY
(106–37)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
OVERSIGHT, INVESTIGATIONS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
SEPTEMBER 15, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
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BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
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JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
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GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Emergency Management
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida Chairman
LEE TERRY, Nebraska,Vice Chairman
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE California
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(Ex Officio)
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JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
JERROLD NADLER, New York
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(Ex Officio)
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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Armin M. Bruning, Ph.D., President, Lectromechanical Design Co.
Healing, Richard, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Director, Navy Safety and Survivability, and Founder, Aircraft Wire and Inert Gas Generator Working Group (AWIGG)
Loeb, Dr. Bernard, Director, Office of Aviation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board, accompanied by John DeLisi, Deputy Chief, Aviation Engineering Division, Office of Aviation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board
McCarthy, Capt. Paul, Executive, Air Safety Chairman, Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA)
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McSweeny, Thomas, Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification, Federal Aviation Administration, accompanied by Elizabeth Erikson, Director, Office of Aircraft Certification Service
Roberson, Michael, on behalf of John E. Berlin, President, Tensolite, Co.
PREPARED STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY A MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Traficant, Hon. James A, Jr., of Ohio
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Berlin, John E. (presented by Michael Roberson)
Bruning, Armin M
Healing, Richard
Loeb, Dr. Bernard
McCarthy, Capt. Paul
McSweeny, Thomas
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SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Berlin, John E., President, Tensolite, Co:
Test Data excerpts from 'New Insulation Constructions for Aerospace Wiring Applications'
Aerospace Electrical Interconnect System Conference, 1995 Conference Proceedings, October 11, 1995
Thermal Index Testing of Tensolite Tufflite Hybrid Wire
McSweeny, Thomas, Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification, Federal Aviation Administration, responses to questions
ADDITION TO THE RECORD
Nancarrow, Michael J., Director, Airplane Safety and Aging Systems, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
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