Smoke was detected inside the cabin of the ill-fated EgyptAir jet minutes before it plunged into the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people on board, as searchers on Saturday continued scouring for further wreckage and the black boxes.
Smoke alerts were triggered in the toilet and the aircraft’s electrics, just minutes before the signal was lost, according to data published on air industry website the Aviation Herald, which said it had received flight data filed through the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) from three independent channels.
The fresh details follow Egyptian military’s recovery of debris, passengers’ belongings, body parts, luggage and aircraft seats from the ill-fated plane, even as searchers were trying to locate the crucial black boxes that could shed light on the crash.