General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Fluid-resistant primer paint on aluminum, orange synthetic coupling secured by a metal gear clamp. Silver metal wires.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

100.0 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

12.5 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Reconstructed air conditioning duct from Swissair Flight 111. The hundreds of heat damaged pieces were straigtened, fractures matched and sewn together with wire.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Various markings, only one is from the manufacturer, stamped in black print "THINWALL". Other markings are from the TSB investigation and are written at various places on the piece of ductwork, they are: Handwritten print with a red marker "STA 840-859/ Part # AWM7983-504/ Draw. NWM 6710-503/ Zone A8 and A226"; Handwritten print with a green marker "C", "50", ; Handwritten print with a red marker "1-8453", "1-9081", ". White tag with black marker print "1-5912" Written below in pen "BN[?] Photo update 2000-05-04", Blue ink signature. Tape over red marker "IWF-08".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Aluminum covered with a green coloured fluid-resistant primer paint. Orange synthetic coupling secured by a metal gear clamp. The torn pieces of air conditioning duct were straightened, sewn together with metal wires in order to reconstruct the duct.

Decoration

N/A