Flydubai flight FZ981 crash update

Update 8

The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) reported that the investigation team together with UAE and USA experts continues to work on the collection and analysis of information. The accident aircraft fragments identification and layout works are underway at Rostov Civil Aviation Factory N412 facilities.

Based on the onboard recorders data analysis there were no failures of the aircraft systems or components, and power plant failures detected. The aircraft had a valid Airworthiness Certificate, received all necessary maintenance and was in working order before the last departure.

The detailed analysis of all factors related to the aircraft operation is continues. The investigation team plans to conduct necessary examinations of the aircraft control system recovered components and elements. The Boeing Company received the request for providing all the technical documentation necessary for the evaluation of the aircraft systems performance, and also the information requested related to the Boeing aircraft events with similar scenarios.

At IAC Laboratory the investigators are working on the data preparation for the mathematical model analysis and for the aircraft flight trajectory recovering supported by the audio and video reconstruction of the accident flight.

In the context of the media information with some links to the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) data, the Interstate Aviation Committee states that in accordance with International and Russian air accident investigation policy the CVR data is considered as non-public disclosure information. The IAC has not disclosed and have no intention for the disclosure of this data. The work on the transcript of the flight crew conversation is ongoing. As of today, more than one hour of flight crew conversations are transcribed, including the final stage conversations. Experts from the UAE, RF, USA, and France are involved in this job in the IAC Laboratory.

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