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Eastern Airlines Flight 980 Flight Recorders Found 31 Years Later
We started out this trip with the goal of finding the black box — the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder — of Eastern Airlines Flight 980. We also had a goal to live a life of adventure, to challenge ourselves physically and mentally, and to come back with a story. We found what we believe to be the flight recorders. (operationthonapa.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Comment 980 FDR Inconel steel tape won't rust. 7 parameter scribed indent on tape surface The tape was enclosed in an impact proof cartridge. should survive almost any accident.
My name is Olney Anthony FDR 980 I calibrated UDC Flight recorders for Mohawk airlines in the 60's I have a plastic overlay for foil tapes for quick reading of tape info Interested ?? [email protected] Retired American Airlines Quality assurance.
That may be all they need...
What a fascinating find. Hopefully the tape will reveal usable info. Doubtful but hopeful.
Keep in mind that Metal tape may rust, but the FDR actually scribes the data into the metal. Unless it is mutilated it should survive!
In response to Scott Campbell - yes definitely CFIT, but there's a lack of clarity around the whole event. The plane was on the wrong side of Illimani when told by ATC to descend to 18k feet, after having traveled 26 degrees too far west after passing checkpoint Dakon. Potentially weather caused this, or potentially they didn't realize they were off course. If there is voice recording on the tape, these are the kinds of things that I'm sure family members would love to know, even if it has no bearing on safety from 2016 and beyond.