Originally Posted by
MikeB525
Question: does the ERJ/Legacy flight data recorder indicate the position of the transponder switch and/or whether the transponder is working correctly???
Follow up question: has the Brazilian government destroyed the FDR and CVR data to conceal their own lies?
Interesting question; for those who think that this is not likely, remember that the first B-737 to rudder hardover and crash--UAL 585 in Colorado Springs in 1991--was found to have a questionable PCU valve from the rudder system. IAW the process used by NTSB, the valve was sent...to Boeing, the manufacturer who could be sued if it was found their component was at fault.
The PCU valve was subsequently "lost" at Boeing, according to one ALPA Safety team member.
Oops.
Jetblaster