BEA Report 3
1.12.4.2.1 3 Flightdeck Seats
On the RH-seat, there were no seatbelts fastened whatsover.
The most plausible scenario:
When Dubois asked Bonin if he had a licence -"T'as le PL, toi?" - just before he exited the flightdeck, Robert was already sitting on the LH-seat.
The hashed - censored DCVR- omits the fact that all 3 were discussing the answer of the licence and the only word that officially was allowed to come out was Dubois' reply of "Bon".
What followed before "Bon" and shortly after "Bon" is censored.
Bonin was napping when the A/P cut-off and in the ensuing alarms, panicked and accidentally used the S/S to pull himself out of his reclined position.
This caused the violent NU.
The following 3 minutes, absorbed by panic and impending tragedy, he didn't have time to adjust his seat or to stick one of his belts on.
Dubois wasn't seated on the jumpseat but someone else, most probably Mme Bonin.
This could further explain why Bonin refused to relinquish his grip on the S/S as matter of pride.
Dubois was seated with PAX when he felt the NU and swaying.
He didn't hear the buzzer because he wasn't in the CRA.
What were his first words as entered the flightdeck?
Not "what's up guys?" but "what the hell are you doing!"
Last edited by Winnerhofer; 12th Nov 2013 at 23:05.