soem dood,
From one of the links you provided:
Ref. Docket No. 2002-NM-305-AD. . . . This proposal would require replacing four socket contacts on the four boost pumps of the main fuel tanks with new, highquality goldplated contacts, and sealing the backshell of the connector with potting compound. . . . . .
It seems dissimilar metals in electrical connections is/was used elsewhere as well.
Interesting book list.
Some of those are on my booklist as well. I am currently reading "Inside The Sky."
Some other noteworthy books on the subject:
Human Factors In Flight, Hawkins
Blind Trust, Nance
The Safe Airline, Ramsden
Pilot Error, Hurst
P.S. The above mentioned book titles should not be percieved as to suggest any link to the cause of this accident. They don't and are mentioned only because they explain the many factors related to accidents in general.
Green-dot