EgyptAir flight number MS804 lost contact with radar at 02:45 Cairo time Thursday at an altitude of 37,000ft after having entered Egyptian airspace. There was no indication that EgyptAir or any civil air authority had received any distress calls or indication of mechanical trouble. There were no reports of bad weather and there is no terrain over the Mediterranean Sea as the plane would be approaching Egypt.
French TV channel M6 claiming Egyptair #MS804 made an emergency descent to try to clear the fumes
French TV Channel M6 said that the pilot told Cairo control about the smoke which had engulfed parts of the aircraft and decided to make an emergency descent to try to clear the fumes.
This account directly contradicts the official claim that there was no distress call from the plane.
M6’s story, quoting unnamed French aviation officials, was not confirmed by the French air accident investigation agency, the BEA.
M6 said that the pilot of the Egyptair A320 had "a conversation several minutes long" with Cairo air traffic control. As a result of the conversation, the pilot decided to make an “emergency descent”, depressurising the cabin, in an attempt to clear smoke fumes which had invaded the front of the aircraft.
Did EgyptAir Flight #MS804 made an emergency descent to try to clear the fumes? | AIRLIVE.net
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