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Shortly after the disappearance, [[Government of France|France]] began to investigate whether there had been a security breach at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.<ref>{{cite web|title=EgyptAir flight MS804: What we know|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36330879|work=BBC News|date=20 May 2016|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref> |
Shortly after the disappearance, [[Government of France|France]] began to investigate whether there had been a security breach at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.<ref>{{cite web|title=EgyptAir flight MS804: What we know|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36330879|work=BBC News|date=20 May 2016|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref> |
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On 22 May, a French television station [[M6 (TV channel)|M6]] reported that, contrary to official statements, one of the pilots told [[Cairo]] air traffic control about smoke in the cabin, and decided to make an emergency descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egyptair-flight-ms804-pilot-spoke-with-air-traffic-control-for-several-minutes-before-crash-a7041936.html|title=EgyptAir flight MS804 pilot spoke with air traffic control 'for several minutes before crash'|work=The Independent|date=22 May 2016|accessdate=22 May 2016|first=John|last=Lichfield}}</ref> Later that same day, the report was dismissed as false by the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (Egypt)|Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civilaviation.gov.eg/News/news%20pages%20ar/messs_22_5_2_16.html|title=بيان عاجل من الشركة الوطنية لخدمات الملاحة الجوية|trans-title=Urgent statement from the National Air Navigation Services Company|work=Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation|date=22 May 2016|accessdate=22 May 2016}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Occurrence | |
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Date | 19 May 2016 |
Summary | Under investigation |
Site | Mediterranean Sea 33°40′33″N 28°47′33″E / 33.6757°N 28.7924°E[a][1] |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Airbus A320-232 |
Operator | EgyptAir |
Registration | SU-GCC |
Flight origin | Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France |
Destination | Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt |
Passengers | 56 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 66 (all, presumed) |
EgyptAir Flight 804 (MS804/MSR804)[b] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport, operated by EgyptAir, which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on 19 May 2016 at 02:30 Egypt Standard Time (UTC+2).
Smoke or fog was detected in one of the aircraft's lavatories and in the avionics bay shortly before the airplane radically changed course, began a rapid descent, and disappeared from radar. No mayday call was received by air traffic control. Experts are investigating the cause of the disaster.
There were 66 people on board: 56 passengers, 7 aircrew, and 3 security personnel. A multinational search and recovery operation is under way. Wreckage from the aircraft was found in the Mediterranean Sea approximately 290 km (180 mi) north of Alexandria, Egypt.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a 12-year-old Airbus A320-232,[c] registration SU-GCC, MSN 2088.[2] It made its first flight on 25 July 2003, and was delivered to EgyptAir on 3 November 2003.[3]
The flight was the aircraft's fifth that day, having flown from Asmara International Airport, Eritrea, to Cairo; then from Cairo to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, Tunisia, and back. The final flight before the crash was Flight MS803 to Paris.[4]
Flight
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The aircraft departed for Cairo International Airport from Charles de Gaulle Airport on 18 May 2016 at 23:09 (all times refer to UTC+2, the summer time used by France and the standard time used by Egypt).[5][6][7]
It was flying at 37,000 ft (11,000 m) in clear weather when it disappeared 280 km (170 mi; 150 nmi) north of the Egyptian coast,[8] and about the same distance from the island of Kastellorizo, over the eastern Mediterranean on 19 May 2016 at 02:30.[9][10][11] The aircraft was lost 3 hours 25 minutes into the flight. No emergency call was received by air traffic control prior to the disappearance.[12]
The aircraft was due to land at 03:05. Though it was originally reported that a distress signal from emergency devices was detected by the Egyptian military at 04:26, two hours after the last radar contact, officials later retracted this statement.[13]
Panos Kammenos, the Greek defence minister, noted the aircraft changed heading 90 degrees to the left, then turned 360 degrees to the right while it dropped from an altitude of 37,000 feet to 15,000 feet (4,600 m).[14][15]
Passengers and crew
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Crew | 10 |
Some passengers had multiple citizenship. Counts are based on preliminary data and do not total 66. |
Passengers
Fifty-six passengers from thirteen different countries were on board.[16] Three passengers were reported to be children, including two infants.[20] The count was confused by the multiple citizenship status of some people on board.[17]
Crew
The crew of ten consisted of two pilots, five flight attendants, and three security personnel.[21] According to EgyptAir, captain Mohammed Shoukair had 6,275 hours of flying experience, including 2,101 hours on the A320, while first officer Ahmed Assem had 2,766 hours.[14][22]
Search and recovery efforts
The Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry confirmed that search and rescue teams have been deployed to look for the missing aircraft. Search efforts are being carried out in coordination with Greek authorities. A spokesman for the Egyptian Civil Aviation Agency, has stated that the aircraft most likely crashed into the sea.[23] Greece sent a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, an Embraer EMB-145-H early warning aircraft and an Elli-class frigate to the area to participate in search and rescue efforts.[24] France is also sending ships and aircraft to assist with the search and rescue operation.[25][26] The United Kingdom sent the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Lyme Bay to assist with search and rescue efforts.[27] The United States is providing a United States Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion to assist in the search for the aircraft.[28]
On the day of the disaster, 19 May, at 08:30, French President François Hollande met several of his ministers during an emergency meeting at the Élysée Palace.[29] A spokesman for the French foreign ministry said checks were being carried out but the ministry had no further information. A Dassault Falcon 50M maritime patrol aircraft from the French Navy's squadron 24F was deployed in the area where the Egyptian Airbus was presumed to have crashed into the sea.[26]
Later on 19 May, Egyptian authorities announced that wreckage believed to be from the aircraft was found approximately 80 km (50 mi; 43 nmi) southeast of the airliner's last known position, near the Greek island of Karpathos. This was disputed by Greece's lead air accident investigator.[30] EgyptAir officials subsequently retracted their claim that wreckage from the flight had been found.[31]
On 20 May, the Egyptian Navy and Air Force discovered debris, body parts, passengers' belongings, luggage, and aircraft seats at the crash site, 290 km (180 mi; 160 nmi) off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. The search for the main wreckage is still in progress.[32]
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The European Space Agency announced on 20 May that it had possibly detected a 2 km-long fuel slick at 33°32′N 29°13′E / 33.533°N 29.217°E, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of the last known location of Flight 804, on imagery captured by its Sentinel-1A satellite at 16:00 UTC on 19 May.[33]
A French Navy D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso boat, the Enseigne de vaisseau Jacoubet, equipped with sonar that can pick up the underwater "pings" emitted by the underwater locator beacon of the cockpit voice and flight data recorders (black boxes), left the port of Toulon on 20 May.[34][35] It will reach the area by 23 May.[36] On 22 May, an Egyptian submarine owned by the country's Oil Ministry was deployed to try to locate and recover the data recorders. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stated that the submarine is able to operate at a depth of 3,000 metres (1,600 fathoms).[37][38][39]
Early responses
The Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry said that Flight 804 was probably attacked.[12][40] Two US officials believed the aircraft was downed by a bomb,[41] and a senior official said that monitoring equipment focused on the area at the time detected evidence of an explosion on board the aircraft; other officials from multiple US agencies said they had seen no evidence of an explosion in satellite imagery and another two intelligence officials stated there is nothing yet to indicate foul play.[42]
Investigation
According to Greek military radar data, Flight 804 veered off course shortly after entering the Egyptian flight information region. At an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,000 metres), the aircraft made a 90-degree left turn, followed by a 360-degree right turn, and then began to descend sharply. Radar contact was lost at an altitude of about 10,000 ft (3,000 m).[43][44]
Greece's Ministry of National Defence is investigating the report of a merchant ship captain who, on 18 May, claimed to have seen a "fire in the sky" 240 km (150 mi; 130 nmi) south of the island of Karpathos.[14]
On 20 May, it was reported that Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) messages with the following content had been received from the aircraft:[25][e]
- 00:26Z 3044 ANTI ICE R WINDOW
- 00:26Z 561200 R SLIDING WINDOW SENSOR
- 00:26Z 2600 SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE
- 00:27Z 2600 AVIONICS SMOKE
- 00:28Z 561100 R FIXED WINDOW SENSOR
- 00:29Z 2200 AUTO FLT FCU 2 FAULT
- 00:29Z 2700 F/CTL SEC 3 FAULT
No further ACARS messages were received, and contact with the aircraft was lost four minutes later at 00:33 UTC.[25][45] The data, confirmed by France's Bureau of Investigations and Analysis,[46] indicates that smoke may have been detected in the front of the airliner – in the front lavatory and the avionics bay beneath the cockpit.[45][47] Smoke detectors of the type installed on the aircraft can also be triggered by the condensation of water vapour in the event of a sudden loss of pressure inside the cabin.[48] The three windows mentioned in the data are cockpit windows.[49] The flight control unit (FCU) is a cockpit-fitted unit that the pilot uses to enter instructions into the on-board flight computer. The spoiler elevator computer number 3 (SEC 3) is one of the three computers that controls the spoilers and elevator actuators.[50] Two pilots – one interviewed by The Daily Telegraph, the other writing for The Australian – interpreted the data as possible evidence of a bomb.[49][51]
Shortly after the disappearance, France began to investigate whether there had been a security breach at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.[52]
On 22 May, a French television station M6 reported that, contrary to official statements, one of the pilots told Cairo air traffic control about smoke in the cabin, and decided to make an emergency descent.[53] Later that same day, the report was dismissed as false by the Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry.[54]
See also
Notes
- ^ Last known location
- ^ Abbreviated forms of the flight name combine the airline's IATA airline code (MS) or ICAO airline code (MSR) with the flight number.
- ^ The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 model, also known as the A320ceo to distinguish it from the newer A320neo; the infix -32 specifies it was fitted with IAE V2527-A5 engines.
- ^ Includes one passenger with dual Egyptian–Canadian citizenship.[19]
- ^ Each event is preceded by a four-digit time-stamp beginning at 00.26 (UTC or "Zulu time"). The second number is an identity code.
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- ^ a b "EgyptAir flight MS804: Australian dual national on missing aircraft". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Statement by Minister Dion on crash of EgyptAir flight MS804". Government of Canada. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Quan, Douglas (19 May 2016). "Saskatoon-born businesswoman one of two Canadians aboard downed EgyptAir plane". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia News. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "EgyptAir: 5 questions you asked, answered". CNN. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Walsh, Declan (19 May 2016). "EgyptAir Plane Disappears Over Mediterranean, Airline Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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- ^ "EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo disappears with 66 on board". Los Angeles Times. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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- ^ a b "La Marine Nationale déploie un de ses Falcon 50M au large de Karpathos" [The Navy deploys one of their Falcon 50Ms off Karpathos]. Avions Legendaires (in French). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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- ^ Thompson, Nick; Griffiths, James; Ap, Tiffany (19 May 2016). "EgyptAir missing plane MS804: Live updates". CNN. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Avion d'EgyptAir: réunion de crise à l'Elysée". La Croix (in French). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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External links
- Live updates (no longer updated) – The Guardian
- Live updates (no longer updated) – BBC News
- EgyptAir MS 804 Paris Cairo (Alt link at Emergency Page) – EgyptAir
- Egyptair flight MS 804 loss of aircraft – Airbus
- Template:Fr icon Accident survenu à un Airbus A320 – Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile
- Template:En icon/Template:Ar icon Press releases – Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation