Charred wires in crashed plane

Toronto - Swissair will stop using individual entertainment systems on its Boeing 747 and MD-11 jets after a Canadian investigation…

Toronto - Swissair will stop using individual entertainment systems on its Boeing 747 and MD-11 jets after a Canadian investigation of the September crash of one of its MD-11 planes in Nova Scotia turned up heat-damaged wires, the company said yesterday.

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board said its investigation of the crash into the Atlantic, which claimed 229 lives, did not show if the wires caused a fire or if they were charred during "other events".

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