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Race against time to find EgyptAir black boxes
 

EgyptAir plane black box signal detected


INVESTIGATORS say time is running out to find the black box flight recorders from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804, revealing the device batteries were likely to expire by the end of the week.
Authorities are still searching for answers as to why the EgyptAir plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last month, killing all 66 people on board.

Small pieces of debris and human remains have been retrieved from the crash site so far.
In a statement on Sunday, Egyptian investigators said they would intensify sea searches for evidence of the crash as there were only about five days left until batteries on the flight's data and cockpit voice recorders would expire and stop emitting signals.

A French soldier aboard an aircraft looking out a window during searches for debris from the crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 over the Mediterranean Sea. Picture: Marine Nationale/AFP

Last week French investigators said they thought they heard locator-beacon signals from at least one of the black boxes, prompting salvage experts to head to the site for a closer look.

It is possible to find the devices without signals, but it would be more difficult, AP reports.
The boxes are essential to revealing whether the plane crashed due to a mechanical fault, a hijacking or a bomb explosion.

Some of the debris the search teams have found so far. Picture: AFP

The EgyptAir flight crashed after disappearing from radar while flying from Paris to Cairo on May 20.
Australian-UK dual national Richard Osman was among the 66 passengers and flight crew on board the Airbus A320.

An act of terror has firmed as the most likely cause of the plane crash, however no group has come forward to claim responsibility.

But last week it was revealed the plane made three emergency landings in the 24 hours before it crashed into the Mediterranean, and each time it was cleared to take off again despite showing signs of abnormalities, Euronews reported.

Egyptian authorities have denied this.