article_snippet: Malaysia Airlines has revealed that an expired battery in the beacon of the 'black box' flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 would have made no difference in the search for Plane from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
article_snippet: Lawyers acting for some of the families of those on board said earlier that the fact an expired battery in the beacon of the 'black box' flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 had not been replaced could be key in any legal action against Malaysia Airlines.
article_snippet: Malaysia Airlines has revealed that an expired battery in the beacon of the 'black box' flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 would have made no difference in the search for the plane .
article_snippet: A 584-page interim report into the disappearance of the Boeing 777-200ER, released on Sunday, said an expired battery in the beacon of the 'black box' flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 had expired in December 2012 and was not replaced.
article_snippet: Malaysia Airlines said in a statement on Monday that a similar beacon was also installed with the solid state cockpit voice recorder  and Malaysia Airlines battery life was still good.
article_snippet: outside the Lama Temple   today . 'an expired battery in the beacon of the 'black box' flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 would have been transmitting for 30 days upon activation when immersed in water,' MAS said in a statement.
article_snippet: U.S. law firm Kreindler & Kreindler LP, which is representing around 20 families, had said an expired battery in the beacon of the 'black box' flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 was 'potentially very significant' in determining compensation if an expired battery in the beacon of the 'black box' flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 had hurt the search for the missing plane.
article_snippet: Whilst the expired battery had expired on the beacon of the Flight Data Recorder, Sunday's report said that the battery on the locator beacon of the cockpit voice recorder was working.
article_snippet: It said that according to maintenance records, the battery on the beacon attached to the Flight Data Recorder expired in December 2012. '
highlights_snippet: Malaysia Airlines say the expired battery in the beacon is insignificant .
  