"Russia's Accident Investigation Commission MAK have initiated an investigation confirming early December 5th that all three engines failed sequentially. The flight data recorder has been recovered in satisfactory condition, the data have been downloaded and first analysis is already in progress, the cockpit voice recorder has not yet been recovered. In the afternoon of Dec 5th the MAK addded, that the airplane departed with 19.5 tons of fuel on board, engines were started at 14:02L. The aircraft became airborne at 14:08L, at 14:16L at a height of 6500 meters(FL210) the flight data recorder recorded first fluctuations in fuel supply to all three engines, at an altitude of about 9000 meters (FL295) engines #1 and #3 (left and right engines) failed, engine #2 became unstable as well but was recovered and continued to run until after landing at 14:36L."From updated AvHerald:
http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4342e2dc&opt=0From the way I read this, it sounds like they had engine power on #2, and that #1 and #3 were out.
The FDR recorded "...fluctuations in the fuel supply to all three engines..."
