Blake Mantel wrote:

Here is a newsclip from A.A., emphasis mine.
Delam in a carbon fiber composite, not at or near the surface, is not normally detectable visually.
Blake


 http://www.amrcorp.com/news/november01/19_a300.htm


FOR RELEASE: Monday, Nov. 19, 2001

             AMERICAN AIRLINES COMPLETES A300 INSPECTIONS

 FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines today announced that an inspection of its entire fleet
 of A300s found no problems with the tail section of the aircraft.

 On Thursday, after the National Transportation Safety Board investigators last week narrowed
 their focus to that section of the plane, the company voluntarily began a precautionary
 inspection of all 34 of its A300 aircraft. The next day, the Federal Aviation Administration
 mandated the inspection for all U.S. A300 and A310 aircraft. (American does not operate the
 A310 model.)

 American formed specialized teams that included mechanics, engineers, production supervisors
 and technical crew chiefs to perform a visual inspection of the tail section of the A300s. Since
 the inspections were initiated as a precaution, with no previous indication of a widespread
 problem with the tail section of the aircraft, the company?s examination focused on all
 attachments from the rudder to the stabilizer and from the stabilizer to the fuselage.

You won't get me to go up in one of those crates.

Paul Lamar
 
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