[Prophet in the wilderness]

" such as a short in the first class entertainment system on an Air Canada? flight over the Atlantic "
Most likely chaffing of the wires or mice in the plane eating the insulation of the wires.....

[buccaneer81]

Most likely chaffing of the wires or mice in the plane eating the insulation of the wires.....

One of the things I read after that crash was that the entertainment center was an aftermarket installation, something highly discouraged by McDonnell-Douglas.