On 2 June 1983, Air Canada flight 797 left Dallas/Fort Worth airport bound for Toronto. As it approached Cincinnati, a fire was discovered in the rear lavatory and the plane made an emergency landing at Cincinnati’s Northern Kentucky International Airport.
最终，23人因吸入浓烟死亡。到那时，货舱（起火的地方）壁衬是用聚酯树脂制成的。美国联邦航空局颁布了一项规定，未来所有货舱内衬都将使用酚醛树脂制成。
当时还没有任何酚醛货物内衬层压板技术。我们的研发部门由 Phillip Gill 领导，立即开始开发一种采用酚醛树脂系统的层压板，以满足新的烟雾和毒性要求。
It was a dramatic change in the technology of our industry. Because of Phil’s efforts, we were at the forefront and in a very short amount of time we had a new cargo compartment liner to offer Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.
