[MortMan]

I do not know of any fly-by-wire system that allows external access (access from outside the plane). I’m in the airplane certification business.

[AppyPappy]

I’m amazed we heard nothing from the crew. Massive structural damage to the cockpit?

[Erik Latranyi]

Fly by wire is safer than mechanical systems.

But, because fly by wire is not understood well, it is feared.

This crap happens every time an airliner goes down from the same bunch of mental midgets.

[tcrlaf]

To me, this sounds like a gradual depressurization at altitude.
Did someone put the plane into a steep dive using the autopilot, realizing something was wrong, before passing out?
The no Mayday part is the most curious.

[MeganC]

I do not know of any fly-by-wire system that allows external access (access from outside the plane).

Betcha the NSA does.