 "EgyptAir blackbox data show heat damage, smoke")
Data from one of the black boxes of a crashed EgyptAir plane that killed all 66 people indicated that smoke was detected aboard the aircraft and showed "signs of damage because of high temperature", Egyptian authorities said today.
The Egyptian committee investigating the EgyptAir plane crash said it has extracted data from the plane recorder and they showed showed signs of high temperature damage.
Automated electronic messages sent by the plane had shown that smoke detectors went off in a toilet and in the avionics area below the cockpit, minutes before the plane disappeared.
The statement added that the recovered debris from the plane's front showed signs of high temperature damage.
"The cockpit voice recorder is still in France for repair," it said.
The Egyptair flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean on May 19, killing all 66 people on board.
Egyptian officials have suspected terrorism, but no group has come forward to claim credit.
The recorded data was consistent with information from the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, or ACARS — which sends messages between planes and ground facilities, according to the ministry.
"Analysis will be carried out to try to identify the source and reason for those signs," the statement said.
Evidence from the wreckage will enable investigators to build a forensic picture of what occurred. The black boxes offer the best clues to determining why the plane went down.
The black boxes were recovered by the crew of the John Lethbridge, a privately owned deep-sea survey and recovery vehicle contracted by Egypt's government to aid in the search.
Crews are continuing to search for wreckage and the victims' remains.
Egypt's military also spotting wreckage, personal belongings including an uninflated life vest, a seat, a purse, shoes, carpet, a scarf, parts of chairs and cushions and a sling bag. The EgyptAir label appeared on one piece of wreckage.
The wreckage was recovered from the Mediterranean Sea floor earlier this month.
The Egyptian committee investigating the EgyptAir plane crash said it has extracted data from the plane recorder and they showed showed signs of high temperature damage.
Automated electronic messages sent by the plane had shown that smoke detectors went off in a toilet and in the avionics area below the cockpit, minutes before the plane disappeared.
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The committee said in a statement that the recorded data highlighted that smoke was detected from lavatory and avionics bay, which confirms earlier reports about smoke signs.
The statement added that the recovered debris from the plane's front showed signs of high temperature damage.
"The cockpit voice recorder is still in France for repair," it said.
The Egyptair flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean on May 19, killing all 66 people on board.
Egyptian officials have suspected terrorism, but no group has come forward to claim credit.
The recorded data was consistent with information from the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, or ACARS — which sends messages between planes and ground facilities, according to the ministry.
"Analysis will be carried out to try to identify the source and reason for those signs," the statement said.
Evidence from the wreckage will enable investigators to build a forensic picture of what occurred. The black boxes offer the best clues to determining why the plane went down.
The black boxes were recovered by the crew of the John Lethbridge, a privately owned deep-sea survey and recovery vehicle contracted by Egypt's government to aid in the search.
Crews are continuing to search for wreckage and the victims' remains.
Egypt's military also spotting wreckage, personal belongings including an uninflated life vest, a seat, a purse, shoes, carpet, a scarf, parts of chairs and cushions and a sling bag. The EgyptAir label appeared on one piece of wreckage.
The wreckage was recovered from the Mediterranean Sea floor earlier this month.