I was under the impression that the Airbus had digital CVRs as normal equipment on their aircraft.
Cockpit Voice RecorderTime recorded 30 min continuous, 2 hours for solid state digital units
Number of channels - 4
Impact tolerance 3400Gs / 6.5 ms Fire resistance1100 deg C / 30 min Water pressure resistancesubmerged 20,000 ft Underwater locator beacon 37.5 KHz; battery has shelf life of 6 years or more, with 30-day operation capability upon activation.
The US required that aircraft manufactured after October 11, 1991 be equipped with DCVRs. I would imagine that Airbus would have followed this requirement for all aircraft manufactured after this date. Does anyone know the manufacture date of this particular aircraft?
Last edited by captjns; 25th May 2006 at 11:15.