Originally Posted by NigelOnDraft
1.Receive and document the CVR condition
2.Determine how to dismantle the CVR given it's condition
3.Technically treat the CVR innards with the highest level of care, and with minimum risk, attempt to extract data
4.In the event you get data, preserve and document that data (backups, file characteristics)
5.Using a copy of the data, check it is readable / valid data i.e. not blank or corrupt
6.Preliminary assessment of the data - timings, matching to other data, clear / easy to interpret output
7.Process of establishing formal transcript
The above is a guess, but I got the impression we are somewhere about 3 from the bottom. When we get second from bottom, there will be political and commercial implications of releasing the info.
On top of that, being in a country with a judicial system based on the Napoleonic Code, you have to ensure the chain of custody of any piece of evidence and coordinate any test with the judiciary authority, whether you like it or not.
See the seals and the pink document of the judiciary authority on the case used to transport the CVR:
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/vol....hoto.cvr.1.jpg