Would anyone know the location when found of the elevator bit? (if it proves to be so). If near the VS' position when found, that would suggest a loss of more tailfeathers at upset than just the fin/rudder. The forward VS at the root is so very close to the aft pressure bulkhead, if it separated and disrupted the aft fuselage structure including the HS attach roots, the entire tail portion would have been involved, perhaps (perhaps) failing the entire tail to include a full cross section of the aft cabin. The 'cabin pres.' cue would have followed.
Last edited by Will Fraser; 19th Jun 2009 at 23:31.