May 25, 2006 - 14:34 AMT
Armenian Specialists Left for Moscow to Take Part in Decoding Flight Recorders
Specialists of the Central Administrative Board of the Civil Aviation of Armenia departed for Moscow. Along with Russian and French specialists, they will engage in decoding the flight recorders of A-320 airplane of Armavia air company, which crashed near Sochi on the night of May 3. The speech recorder was lifted from the Black Sea ground Monday afternoon, while the parameter recorder on Tuesday evening. Earlier Chair of the Inter-State Aviation Committee Tatyana Anodina stated that no complications are expected when decoding the parameter recorder, while the speech recorder was heavier damaged by aggressive water environment. "We may have to decode the magnet tape piece by piece," she said.

Experts of Airbus consortium - the producers of A-320 - will take part in the decoding. Spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Department of Armenia Gayane Davtyan stated Wednesday that the flight recorders will only be examined in Russia, while they will be sent to France for decoding. However, judging from latest reports, the recorders will be decoded in Russia, reports Lenta.ru