How to Use flight data recorder in a Sentence

flight data recorder

noun
  • The aircraft did not have a flight data recorder, but it was not required to have one.
    — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The airplane was not equipped with a flight data recorder, nor was it required to be, the report stated.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The plane's flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder will be a key part of the investigation.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • United has been ordered to secure the cockpit voice recorder, as well as the flight data recorder for the investigation.
    — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 5 May 2026
  • They also, if possible, recover recording devices from the aircraft, such as a flight data recorder.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Roughly half an hour before the news conference, investigators discovered the plane's flight data recorder, commonly known as a black box.
    — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Investigators were able to recover the plane’s cockpit voice recorder, a device that records the pilots’ conversation, and the plane’s flight data recorder or black box.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Engine vibration and power indications on the center screen reflect flight data recorder data points; other values are estimated based on the phase of flight.
    — James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • The flight data recorder stopped recording when the plane’s generators lost power at 26,000 feet and did not capture the final moments of the crash, according to the report.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • Investigators also reviewed the flight data recorder information which will be incorporated into a performance study to understand why the plane’s altitude did not increase.
    — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The National Transportation Safety Board recovered the flight data recorder and will issue a preliminary report in about 30 days.
    — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
  • An investigator from the NTSB will be at Newark airport on Monday and United has been ordered to secure the cockpit voice recorder, as well as the flight data recorder for the investigation.
    — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 4 May 2026
  • The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to Newark and will analyze the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder as part of their investigation, the agency announced.
    — Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • In response to a public records request, the National Transportation Safety Board released a report recently on what the Boeing 737-800's flight data recorder revealed.
    — ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • Investigators have recovered the cockpit flight recorder and the flight data recorder, National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said, in hopes of finding out more about Tuesday's tragic accident just outside of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025

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