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Egypt Airbus A-320 over Mediterranean on May 19th 2016, ACARS messages indicate fire on board, main wreckage located, both black boxes recovered
An Egyptair Airbus A320-200, registration SU-GCC performing flight MS-804 (dep May 18th) from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Cairo (Egypt) with 56 passengers and 10 crew, was enroute at FL370 over the Mediterranan Sea about 130nm north of Alexandria (Egypt) and about 210nm northnorthwest of Cairo when a number of ACARS messages indicating cockpit window temperature sensors faults and optical smoke detector activations were received between 00:26Z and 00:29Z, the crew did not respond to a… (www.aeroinside.com) More...
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I read this report have my theories on the location when the aircraft first reported the problem comparing to other reports about being 210nm N/W of Cairo. Some say it was a lot further out from the coast line?.
Seems that this is kind of very old news for the most part another ho hum deal.
well it's being updated for us all to see
Where has this guy been, Mars!
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A320 crash. ACARS message indicates fire on board, main wreckage located, both black boxes found.
With 56 passengers and 10 crew, was en route at FL370 over the Mediterranean Sea about 130nm north of Alexandria (Egypt) and about 210nm north-northwest of Cairo when a number of ACARS messages indicating cockpit window temperature sensors faults and optical smoke detector activations were received between 00:26Z and 00:29Z, the crew did not respond to a handoff from Greek to Egypt ATC, the transponder signals of the aircraft ceased at 02:33L (00:33Z) and according to primary radar data provided by Greece's Ministry of Defense the aircraft tracked on its course at FL370 until 00:37Z, then flew a left hand turn of 90 degrees, started a descent doing a right hand orbit until reaching 15,000 feet and disappeared out of radar reach at 10,000 feet. No distress call was received. The aircraft was located crashed in the Mediterranean Sea, there were no survivors.
http://avherald.com/h?article=4987fb09&opt=0
A320 crash. ACARS message indicates fire on board, main wreckage located, both black boxes found.
With 56 passengers and 10 crew, was en route at FL370 over the Mediterranean Sea about 130nm north of Alexandria (Egypt) and about 210nm north-northwest of Cairo when a number of ACARS messages indicating cockpit window temperature sensors faults and optical smoke detector activations were received between 00:26Z and 00:29Z, the crew did not respond to a handoff from Greek to Egypt ATC, the transponder signals of the aircraft ceased at 02:33L (00:33Z) and according to primary radar data provided by Greece's Ministry of Defense the aircraft tracked on its course at FL370 until 00:37Z, then flew a left hand turn of 90 degrees, started a descent doing a right hand orbit until reaching 15,000 feet and disappeared out of radar reach at 10,000 feet. No distress call was received. The aircraft was located crashed in the Mediterranean Sea, there were no survivors.
http://avherald.com/h?article=4987fb09&opt=0
