Originally Posted by
RTD1
As of 1:07, that is absolutely correct.
The next scheduled ACARS comm was not until 1:37.
The problem seems to have happened between 1:19 and 1:22.
We're nowhere near solving this thing, but the press release from last night does seem to rule out a couple of widely speculated possibilities.
ACARS would not wait till the 'next scheduled transmission' for an emergency status message like fire or depressurization.