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After all, how does the agent verify what was missing or not missing a year and a half after the flight? What documents did he review to determine what was replaced in Seattle after N467US arrived back on the 25th?.

Every mechanical 'incident' - every repair, replacement, or alteration, would be in the airplane's log books.

There's one minor problem though...

...in the 1975 doc the FBI stated that "no part that large was missing from the 727 involved in the Norjak hijacking."

Well, in fact there were two parts that large missing...this is plainly visible on the news footage and is actually referred to by Bill Kurtis in Reno...the missing fiberglass panels.

The FBI has simply lost credibility concerning many aspects of this case. A lot of the reports were sloppy and obviously written by someone who didn't completely understand what the hell they were writing about.

The FAA has no records for mechanical work or updates on planes. imagine the size..the only place it might be found would be the Northwest airlines historical archive..other than the skirting on the stairs no other damage was reported. the last pictures of 305 are on our website..

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FJ, the transcripts clearly show the stair light on at 7:42. it will only come on once the stairs have been released. 7:45 they confirm again the light is on and someone should look in the cabin to see if he left..this is close to McChord..that would be around 19 miles DME from Seattle..

The hardest part with the 302's is the sub files. that means more documents. I don't know why they do that but more documents should surface on documents that have sub files written or typed. approval is required to start a sub file.

Major cases prior to 1991 had up to 56 file numbers for the same subject and caused unnecessary duplicates,,

They changed the numbering system in 1991 to stop the overkill of copies we see in the 302's..

I noticed the interior ceiling panel is hanging down in this image.

That might have been a result of the plane search but  ??

Correct, they probably pulled that panel down. it would of been listed in the 302's that it was hanging down from the ceiling. not enough wind in the stairs and the testing would of had the same problem.

Keep in mind that the lever system was different in some aircraft. not all had the push button. the light came on early and is proof the stairs dropped. they will not drop very far. two times are entered in the transcripts with the lite on. he complained of trouble with the stairs then got the lite. that could suggest a button. no entries past 7:45 surrounding the stairs until 8:10, 11 and 12 depending on which document you read. 7:48 is where they begin to climb to 10,000. the reference to slowing the plane down was when he was having trouble with the stairs.the Harrison notes have a speed of 155 I believe.

I don't think it's from the tailskid. he appears to go into detail about the part causing the FBI to check. sounds like he knew what it was..the skid has to be built tough to handle the weight of the plane coming down on it.

I don't think it's from the tailskid. he appears to go into detail about the part causing the FBI to check. sounds like he knew what it was..the skid has to be built tough to handle the weight of the plane coming down on it.

If this is from inside the airstairs compartment it has to be from 305. How can it not be?

I'm mean even this is becoming an issue...it states a piece was found and someone from Boeing contacted them giving technical information regarding the part. not the cockpit or wheel functions. he explained it was from a rear door assembly. they probably had all the information required and checked and found the piece was not missing. the damage was found to be minimal at the least. that's the skirting. you can bet mechanics looked the plane over prior to allowing it back into service. just because it's in the woods or on top of a house doesn't mean it was from 305.