Originally Posted by
GenuineHoverBug
The recent press conference revealed little new information. The following was said:
-So far no technical malfunction that could explain what happened has been found.
-The CVR/FDR memory unit is being dried at the AAIB facilities and should be downloaded by this time tomorrow.
A video of the salvage operation has been added
here.
In the video, we can see the gear were down, broke during retrieval. We also see the tail spinning in concert with the main rotor head, indicating tail drive train connection still intact. Given the crew has been interviewed, this looks like a CDR verification of situational event.