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Rh during impact.

(6) Small pieces of glass were found driven into fragments of crating wood. The glass was similar to that of computer monitors carried as main deck cargo.

(7) Spherical iron particles were found in the insulation of an unidentified piece of electric conductor. The particles showed air flow patterns which indicated that they were travelling at high velocities while in molten states.

(8) The solder points inside the CVR started to melt at 183°C but components such as transistors seemed intact.

(9) Examination of two 1/8" diameter elevator control cables installed in the crown of the main deck cargo compartment revealed that they had been heated to a temperature in the region of 700°C at their fracture points. From tensile tests it was apparent that a cable heated to