consignors revealed that packing materials were mainly polystyrene, polyurethane, polyethylene sheeting and paper. Light articles such as computers and parts were packed in cardboard cartons while heavy units such as machines were either in wood crates or wood boxes. The crates, boxes and cartons were stacked approximately 2 m high, on 6 pallets designated PL, RL and SL from front to rear on the left hand side of the main deck cargo compartment and PR, RR and SR on the right hand side. The base dimensions of the pallets were 3,175m x 2,235m for PL and SL and 3,175m x2,438m for RL, PR, RR and SR. The longitudinal aisle width between two 2,235m wide pallets is 48,75cm (19,5 inches) and 9,062cm (3 5/8 inches) between two 2,438m wide ones. The left front (PL) and left rear (SL) stacks had been covered with polyethylene sheeting. The stacks had been secured to the pallet bases with nylon nets.
The pallets on which particular cargo consignments were placed could only be determined from the master air waybills as only these waybills had been recorded when the pallets were made up, but many of the
