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| Russia plane crash: Flight recorder 'reveals faulty wing flaps to blame' | Russia plane crash: Flight recorder 'reveals faulty wing flaps to blame' |
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| A flight recorder from the Russian jet that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday has revealed that faulty flaps were to blame, Russian media say. | |
| The flaps, panels on the wings that help lift an aircraft, were not moving together, a source close to the probe told the private Interfax news agency. | The flaps, panels on the wings that help lift an aircraft, were not moving together, a source close to the probe told the private Interfax news agency. |
| The pro-Kremlin Life news website says this led the pilots to lose control as the plane was at a "critical angle". | The pro-Kremlin Life news website says this led the pilots to lose control as the plane was at a "critical angle". |
| It also quoted the crew's last words, including: "The flaps, hell... !" | It also quoted the crew's last words, including: "The flaps, hell... !" |
| The ageing Tu-154 airliner came down off the Russian coast with the loss of all 92 passengers and crew. | The ageing Tu-154 airliner came down off the Russian coast with the loss of all 92 passengers and crew. |
| On board were 64 members of the famed Alexandrov military music ensemble, as well as one of Russia's best-known humanitarian figures, Yelizaveta Glinka. | On board were 64 members of the famed Alexandrov military music ensemble, as well as one of Russia's best-known humanitarian figures, Yelizaveta Glinka. |
| The plane was heading to Russia's air force base in Syria where the choir was due to perform at a New Year's concert. | The plane was heading to Russia's air force base in Syria where the choir was due to perform at a New Year's concert. |
| The latest findings reportedly come from a cockpit conversation stored on a "black box" recorder, found underwater about a mile from the shore on Tuesday. | |
| The military airliner was commanded by experienced pilot Maj Roman Volkov and his co-pilot was Capt Alexander Rovensky, who had 10 years of aviation service. | The military airliner was commanded by experienced pilot Maj Roman Volkov and his co-pilot was Capt Alexander Rovensky, who had 10 years of aviation service. |
| An earlier audio recording, played on Russian media, said to be of the final conversation between air traffic controllers and the plane's crew, revealed no sign of difficulties. | An earlier audio recording, played on Russian media, said to be of the final conversation between air traffic controllers and the plane's crew, revealed no sign of difficulties. |
| But Life, a new site which is close to the Russian security agencies, issued a transcript of the cockpit recording taken from the "black box", indicating the two pilots were taken by surprise. | But Life, a new site which is close to the Russian security agencies, issued a transcript of the cockpit recording taken from the "black box", indicating the two pilots were taken by surprise. |
| Pilots' last words: | Pilots' last words: |
| Piercing alarm sounds | Piercing alarm sounds |
| Alarm sounds about dangerous proximity to the ground | Alarm sounds about dangerous proximity to the ground |
| The plane crashed soon after take-off from an airport near the city of Sochi, where it had landed for refuelling. | The plane crashed soon after take-off from an airport near the city of Sochi, where it had landed for refuelling. |
| It disappeared from radar two minutes after taking off from Adler airport at 05:23 (02:23 GMT) on Sunday. | It disappeared from radar two minutes after taking off from Adler airport at 05:23 (02:23 GMT) on Sunday. |
| A second flight recorder has been found in a good condition and was raised from the seabed on Wednesday, the defence ministry said. | A second flight recorder has been found in a good condition and was raised from the seabed on Wednesday, the defence ministry said. |
| According to the authorities, so far 15 bodies have been recovered from the crash site. | According to the authorities, so far 15 bodies have been recovered from the crash site. |
| The Tupolev airliner involved in the crash was an old model no longer flown by airlines in Russia but still used by the military. It was 33 years old. | The Tupolev airliner involved in the crash was an old model no longer flown by airlines in Russia but still used by the military. It was 33 years old. |
| The investigators have so far ruled out terrorism as a possibility, instead concentrating on human error, a technical fault or a combination of factors as being responsible. | The investigators have so far ruled out terrorism as a possibility, instead concentrating on human error, a technical fault or a combination of factors as being responsible. |
| Tupolev-154: Russian workhorse | Tupolev-154: Russian workhorse |
| Mechanical v human: Why do planes crash? | Mechanical v human: Why do planes crash? |
| What is the Alexandrov Ensemble? | What is the Alexandrov Ensemble? |