The recorder captured the sounds of loud thumps, crashes, shouts, and breaking glasses and plates.

But the recorder did capture a sharp drop in thrust from the right engine and a smaller drop from the left engine.

Ms. Brown said that she did not know if the two bits of evidence were contradictory, because she did not know whether the recorder captures data from the lower-numbered panels.

The recorder captures two episodes of "airframe rattling."

On newer planes, the recorders capture more than 100 kinds of data.

Their sole responsibility was to position themselves so that their scanners and recorders captured unfolding events clearly.

And a built-in recorder can capture voice or radio.

As he speaks, the digital recorder inside the pen captures his voice.

Unknown to Cole, Mitch's "note to self" mini-tape recorder captures this confession.

Microphones shook when the energy of the bombs reverberated through the plane, and officials said they hoped that the recorder had captured evidence of the explosions.