Investigators successfully download EgyptAir flight data

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Source: Reuters

World | Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:06pm EDT

Investigators successfully download EgyptAir flight data

Investigators have successfully downloaded data from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804's Flight Data Recorder and are validating over 1,200 parameters before the analysis process, Egypt's investigation committee said on Wednesday.

"Preliminary information shows that the entire flight is recorded on the FDR," Egypt's Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee said in a statement. "Recorded data is showing consistency with ACARS messages of lavatory and avionics smoke."

Recovered wreckage from the jet's front section showed signs of high temperature damage and soot, the committee said. The Cockpit Voice Recorder is still in France being repaired.


(Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein; editing by Andrew Roche)

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-egyptair-airplane-idUSKCN0ZF2GQ

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That's great news. Hope we'll soon understand just what happened. n/t

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

3. I thought Trump aleady told us the reason

The airframe hadn't even reached the bottom of the Mediterranean before he was waving his tiny little hands yelling, "Terrorists!"

[Yo_Mama]

7. I agree. If it was taken down by a fire/equipment failure, understanding the cause

is essential to prevent another such accident.

I hope this will eventually bring the families/friends of the passengers and crew some peace and closure.

[secondwind]

2. It's amazing how they can do this....

[PJMcK]

5. Yeah, it's called science

I agree with you whole heartedly, secondwind. The technological abilities our scientists and engineers have developed are awesome.

Additionally, think about the ability to located the black boxes under thousands of feet of water with debris scattered across the Mediterranean seabed. It would be like trying to find your car keys on the side of a mountain in the dark.

With the information they'll download from the recorders, we'll find out what happened to the plane... if they tell us the truth.

[PearliePoo2]

4. Oh but Dump already says he knows the cause!

He will look pretty STUPID if an electrical malfunction is to blame instead of terrorists as he asserts. (but then STUPID is how he rolls)

[PJMcK]

6. Nah

Donald Trump will simply deny he ever said it was terrorists. When confronted with the video, he'll just smirk, shrug his shoulders and say the crooked Hillary murdered an ambassador.

[SCVDem]

8. Lithium Batteries

That was my first guess when I heard of smoke from the avionics bay

Screw tRump!