3 ms·
One problem with the theory: The first communication system was shut down before the pilot's last message 'All right, good night'. If it had been an accidental
by _nedR 13y ago
One problem with the theory: The first communication system was shut down before the pilot's last message 'All right, good night'.
If it had been an accidental fire that caused the pilot to cycle the systems, I would imagine the last message would have been more along the lines of "Holy Smokey Bear, the plane's on fire!"
- whyleyc 13y agoSee wikiburner's comment: Damage from an electrical fire on board could possibly explain the first transponder going out, even if the crew wasn't aware of the fire yet
- tom_morrow 13y agothe last ACARS message was received before the ATC goodbye. the next ACARS message was scheduled to be sent after the goodbye, but it was never received. the time when the ACARS was disabled would be within this window.
- spartango 13y agoThe NYT is saying that some Malaysian government officials are confused about how ACARS works, leading to the confused reporting. The above comment is accurate: the last ACARS message was received at 107, and the next one was expected at 137. The voice communication was logged at 119. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-flight.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/world/asia/malaysia-airlin...