Water depths of less than 100 m are only found in a 5-35 km band parallelling the shoreline, with a rapid fall-off, often with underwater cliffs. |
The investigation determined that inspections on track G-5 and other tracks parallelling the main tracks were not carried out in accordance with these criteria. |
Fill from the subgrade of the Trans-Canada Highway, parallelling the railway above the tracks, had slipped away, and cracks were noted in the pavement directly above the wreckage. |
The auxiliary battery parallelling cable was not attached to the positive post of the main battery during routine maintenance. |
Since there was no cockpit indication to identify that the auxiliary battery parallelling cable was unattached, the helicopter was flown for some time with a serious maintenance discrepancy. |
The Automatic Transfer Switch also prevents the parallelling of both sources which is required for safe operation. |