The cockpit voice recorder recovered Saturday is in good condition, and its tape indicates a normal flight for 28 minutes. And then the alarms sound. The EgyptAir Flight 990 cockpit voice recorder recovered from the ocean floor on Saturday recorded the sounds of cockpit alarms and the pilot and co-pilot trying to solve a growing crisis, but the 31 minutes of audiotape provided no quick explanation of why the jet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Investigators listened to the tape yesterday after it was flown from Newport to Washington for review by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Alarms go off.
Both work to try to fix it,'' said a source familiar with the investigation who was quoted by The Associated Press. It gets progressively worse. The source said investigators can probably rule out hijacking, suicide, or a fight between the two. There did not appear to have been an intruder in the cockpit. But they don't know if it's a mechanical problem or some explosive device that brought the plane down, the source said.