Details on technical problems with crashed plane — Source

In the last moments before the crash of the Airbus A321-200, Russian pilots could completely lose control of the aircraft.

Business FM managed to talk to a former employee of Metrojet, who revealed on condition of anonymity information about the particular plane that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai on Saturday. exactly that particular board:

"This particular plane was what we call “hit.” That is, some time ago, while grounded, it was hit by a car or a telescopic ladder. Of course, then it was repaired and its serviceability was checked. But judging by the data of its movement in the last moments before the crash, I watched the pilots literally "fighting with the plane" – sharp, chaotic movement. External controls could be broken or damaged. This particular plane was generally very bad. He had a lot of technical failures before.”

Kogalymavia stated that they see no reason to consider the human factor caused the crash, as the crew commander had 12,000 flight hours. Crashed plane was 18 years old ago, being one of the oldest in the fleet of Kogalymavia.

It is known that before disappearing from radar screens, the plane was descending rapidly, at a rate of about 1.8 kilometers a minute. When the plane was at an altitude of 9,000 meters, the Russian pilot contacted air traffic controllers and requested emergency landing at Cairo International Airport. After that connection was lost.

Russia declared Sunday as a day of mourning for those killed in the crash.