But all those warning alarms from before the tournament were ringing louder now.
The battery inside the gun that powers the RFID reader lasts for more than eight years, and it sounds a warning alarm after six years.
An investigator who requested anonymity told AFP that warning alarms onboard were "screaming" as the pilots desperately tried to stabilise the plane just before it crashed.
The cooling system, which dissipates heat generated by the lab's electronics, initially shut down around 8 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday when a circuit breaker tripped, setting off warning alarms that awoke the crew.
In August 1997, a Korean Air jumbo jet hit the jungle four miles short of the runway in Guam because of pilot error, even though the Federal Aviation Administration had installed a system in the control tower to prevent such accidents — a "minimum safe altitude warning" alarm, to tell controllers that a plane on approach was too low.
After the time runs out, a warning alarm sounds, and the the spikes extend again.
Every five minutes warning alarms sounded on the various monitors and it felt like we were back at square one.
In mid-August 2004, while drone operations in the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility were running at high tempo, a Predator mission crew began hearing a cascade of warning alarms indicating engine and alternator failure, as well as a possible engine fire.
It was the earthquake warning alarms of the passengers' cellphones indicating that another temblor was imminent.
Romans, known for demonstrativeness, sometimes serve as early warning alarms in public places.
"The warning alarms, we can say, were screaming, while in the background they (the pilot and co-pilot) were busy trying to recover," the investigator said.
