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Old 17th Nov 2001, 08:38
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samgop
 
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Not an engineer, mechanic, pilot, anything... BUT, I'm tellin ya...too much attention to composite removes the visual clues. Aft left attachment seems to indicate a forward right to aft left removal, leading one to look at the forward right attachments. It's a fuzzy picture, but the BOTTOM forward right bracket seems to be bent up and back. Leads me to think it was that bracket, a metal bracket, which failed and caused the 'rocking' so well described by Belgique - leading to failure of top composite brackets.
http://www.ntsb.gov/events/2001/AA587/AA587_11.jpg

Going crazy, thinking I'm crazy. Somebody (vastly more knowledgable then I) please give some technical advise on why the attached picture doesn't show what I think it shows.

...not trying to defend Airbus or composites...
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