Readout of CVR and DFDR data on A320
I'm a self-launching sailplane pilot (DG-400), but I'm posting because I'm working on a novel. There's a particular plot point that's got me baffled and none of the A320/ARINC docs that I've downloaded go near answering it.
Assuming you don't have a Teledyne WQAR installed (that operates via cell phone), is it possible to connect up a laptop to some maintenance jack and dump out the contents of the CVR and DFDR on an A320 -- and if so, generally speaking, where would that jack be? In a maint. panel in the cockpit or elsewhere? Or do you have to remove the CVR/DFDR from the a/c and connect up via cabling to the laptop?
Just looking for authenticity in the details, not proprietary info.
Thanks in advance.
Andy