buzzer are inhibited for five minutes. obtaining no response, she decides to use the emergency access procedure. on the code pad, she enters the emergency code, then presses the hash key. this triggers the timer for 30 seconds. the green light on the code pad flashes, indicating imminent unlocking. just before the crash, passengers could be heard screaming, according to the french prosecutor, as noted by lufthansa s chief executive. when one person is responsible for 150 lives, it is more than suicide. and of course, there is now heightened, intense scrutiny on the young co-pilot who apparently brought the plane down on purpose. his name, we learned today, is andrews lubitz and he had, according to lufthansa, passed medical and psychological tests. today his investigators searched his parent s home for possible investigate. and joining me now, claudio lavanio. what do we know about mr. lubitz? is there any indication of any possible motive? reporter: well, this is
via pilot or flight attendant with a preset code. the pilot of germanwings flight was trying to unlock the door. the copilot can manually override the code which he did, with a button in the cockpit. this video from airbus shows how the captain would have tried to access the congress p it. on the code patch he enters the the emergency code and then presses the hash key. this triggers the timer for 30 seconds. the green light on the code pad flashes, indicating imminent unlocking. in the cockpit, the buzzer sounds continuously and the open light flashes, also indicating imminent unlocking. when the elapsed time is over with no action from the cockpit crew, the door goes into unlocking sequence for five seconds. the green light on the pad remains steady. the open light comes on for five second during the unlocking sequence and the buzzer stops, indicating the door is unlocked. the person now has five seconds
a special door but they can enter a code on a key pad outside the flight deck, outside the cabin door. airbus released a video showing how it all works. take a look. on the code pad she enters the emergency code then presses the hash key. this triggers the timer for 30 seconds. the green on the code pad indicates imit in unlock. in the cockpit the buzzer sound continue obviously and the open flight flashes indicating unlocking. here s the thing. anyone inside the cockpit can flip a toggle switch and override that system. the captain moves the toggle switch to the lock position. the open light remains extinguished. i if you look at the code pad the red light is lit confirming the door is locked. be careful automatic door openings, the code pad and the buzzer are inhibited for five minutes. airline executives say it is not clear whether copilot did
end. you can hear in that recording they were very well aware of what was happening until the very last moment. just heartbreaking. claudio lavanga, thank you so much. there s a lot of focus, of course, today on the post-9/11 procedures that lock the cockpit door. in 2002 the airbus group, which makes the plane involved in the germanwings flight, created a safety video showing the steps of locking this door and the emergency access procedures to override it. we want to play that for you now, so you can see it first hand. remember, this is a demonstration video with actors. this is not the crew that was on this flight. take a look. on the code patch, he enters the emergency code then presses the hash key. this triggers the timer for 30 seconds. the green light on the code pad flashes, indicating imminent unlocking. in the cockpit, the buzzer sounds continuously and the open light flashes, also indicating imminent unlocking. when the elapsed time is over with no action from cockpit