ITAR-TASS, Russia
May 26 2006
Experts deciphering A-320 flight recorders’ data
MOSCOW, May 26 (Itar-Tass) — Experts are deciphering information
from flight recorders of the Armenian A-320 that crashed offshore
Sochi on May 3, a source at the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC)
told Itar-Tass on Friday.
The technical commission has finalized the first phase of
investigation at the crash scene, the source said.
`Commission members, including Armenian and French specialists, are
deciphering information from flight recorders, which may be useful
for the investigation,’ the source said.
The flight recorders were delivered to the IAC on Thursday.
Meanwhile, IAC head Tatiana Anodina had doubts about intactness of
the flight recorders. She said the information would be deciphered in
Russia with the use of French equipment, as France is the
manufacturer of the A-320.
Flight recorders monitor flight parameters and conversations in the
cockpit.
The Armavia plane fell down into the Black Sea when landing. The
crash killed 113 people onboard.