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Originally Posted by Gilligan
Honestly, I don't......but no surprise to ME about that islam gig.....   |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir_Flight_990
I was wrong, it was from JFK to Cairo. Flight originated in LA. Egypt Air Flight 990. Crashed in 1999.
The NTSB report said it was intentional, the Egypt investigators denied that possibility and claimed it was due to mechanical failure. The American media did not make much of the intentional aspect from what I remember.
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The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recorded the Captain excusing himself to go to the lavatory, followed thirty seconds later by the First Officer saying in Egyptian Arabic "Tawkalt ala Allah", which translates to "I rely on God." A minute later, the autopilot was disengaged, immediately followed by the First Officer again saying, "I rely on God." Three seconds later, the throttles for both engines were reduced to idle, and both elevators were moved three degrees nose down. The First Officer repeated "I rely on God" seven more times before the Captain suddenly asked repeatedly, "What's happening, what's happening?" The flight data recorder reflected that the elevators then moved into a split condition, with the left elevator up and the right elevator down, a condition which is expected to result when the two control columns are subjected to at least 50 pounds (23 kg) of opposing force.[1] At this point, both engines were shut down by moving the start levers from run to cutoff. The Captain asked, "What is this? What is this? Did you shut the engines?" The First Officer did not respond. The Captain repeatedly stated, "Pull with me" but the FDR data indicated that the elevator surfaces remained in a split condition (with the left surface commanding nose up and the right surface commanding nose down) until the FDR and CVR stopped recording. There were no other aircraft in the area. There was no indication that an explosion occurred on board. The engines operated normally for the entire flight until they were shut down. From the presence of a western debris field about 1,200 feet (370 m) from the eastern debris field, the NTSB concluded that the left engine and some small pieces of wreckage separated from the airplane at some point before water impact.[1]
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The pilot left the cockpit, and it was the first officer (co-pilot) proceed to crash the plane. My memory was rusty, I didn't remember that the pilot actually came back but was confused initially.