Capt Crunch
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JACDEC SPECIAL ACCIDENT REPORT
Not sure if (or why ) this source is discredited- you asked me to remove prior ACARS message list,
but perhaps pertinent?
If so, further discrediting of rumored radio ( voice? ) transmission ,
" heavy turbulence ."
19:03 - Departure at Rio de Janeiro-GIG - ~22:05 AF 447 is passing Natal and is heading out over the Atlantic at 35.000 feet and with 450 knots - 22:33 last radio contact, AF 447 passing INTOL waypoint - 22:48 AF 447 left controlled airspace of CINDACTA 3, north of Fernando de Noronha Island - ~23:00 AF 447 entered a zone of thunderstorm clounds and turbulences - 23:10 ACARS message indicates that the autopilot was disengaged, fly-by-wire systen reverts to alternate law, data from both pitot static ports lost, TCAS antenna at fault - 23:11 both air data units flight computers (ADIRU) failed, standby attitude indicator (ISIS) lost - 23:12 diagreement of ADIRU data - 23:13 two flight management computers (PRIM1 + SEC1) failed - 23:14 AF 447 sent an automated message indicating an electrical problem and a possible loss of cabin pressure - 23:20 - estimated passing of waypoint TASIL - 02:33 alarm war raised and the search rescue mission began -