I hate to speculate, but I'm going to. Should the impending inquiry find that this accident has its routes in a Kapton wiring arc, as Art Stacey's incident did in May 1995, then it will surely become imperative, regardless of cost, to replace the wiring in our aging fleets, or replace the fleets. Three of the four major military establishments in the USA started replacing Kapton in the late 90s and there is evidence of over 300 Kapton related accidents/incidents readily available to research on the net. Our government were taking an interest in Kapton wiring by 1999, as can be seen here:
http://www.publications.parliament.u...t/91209w01.htm
Should Kapton be the cause in this case then I expect the repercussions to be substantial. In the meantime I feel desperately for the families and friends and hope you all get the answers you need, and soon.
With apologies to those who hate the speculation.