On 29 June, Egyptian officials announced that the flight data recorder data indicated smoke in the aircraft, and that soot plus damage from high temperatures was found on some of the wreckage from the front section of the aircraft.
O 29 de xuño funcionarios exipcios anunciaron que a gravadora de datos de voo indicaba fume no avión, e que se atoparon danos por altas temperaturas nalgúns dos restos da parte dianteira do aparello.