As part of its investigation into the crash of an Air Algérie Lockheed Martin L100-30 Hercules in August last year, ANSV found that the aircraft had been fitted with a flight data recorder manufactured in the 1960s.
The “first generation” FDR records a “limited number of parameters” on a metal sheet, ANSV says, and does not comply with ICAO Annex 6: according to this legislation, all FDRs of this type should have been replaced with newer models by 1995.
The aircraft (7T-VHG), was destroyed when it crashed near Piacenza in northern Italy following a high-rate descent from 24,000ft (7,300m). The impact caused a crater around 50m long and 15m wide. All three crew on board died in the crash.
Source: FlightGlobal.com