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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (4219)	11/13/2001 8:11:13 PM
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What we know about AA Flight 587 -Airbus A300 -GE CF680C2 Engines -Altitude of approximately 2800' -Flight time was approximately 2 minutes 24 seconds -Rear Stabilizer (tail) detached from plane -Both engines detached from plane -Some reports of foreign matter in that engine suggesting bird intake -Other reports from NTSB says that there is no evidence of bird intake (see links below). -No evidence of internal failure of engines. -CVR records normal conversations up until the last moments -CVR records two loud rattles before pilots lost control. -Pilots report wake turbulence after take off -First Rattling occurs at 107 seconds after the takeoff roll, second rattling occurs 14 seconds later. -Tape ends 23 seconds after the second rattle sound -In those 23 seconds, the pilot reports losing control -Flames seen coming from the fuselage, not wing (eyewitness report on the news) dailynews.yahoo.com dailynews.yahoo.com