[Revel]

Most likely the temp reading can be explained. Initially they showed an increase in temperature. Eventually the temperature would be high enough to destroy the sensor or the connecting wires to it. This would explain the eventual off scale reading. The computer was still operating and had not yet been effected by the heat which was in the left wing area. So it was just sending out a message which just basically indicated that it could no longer read information from the sensor. My guess is that what happened next was that the left wing area started to break apart from the heat. This would send the craft tumbling out of control which would then cause the rest of it to come apart and explode. At this point all communication would be lost.

[Cboldt]

I agree, left wing has something to do with this. I'm very curious as to the reasoned theories of what went first, second, etc. leading up to the ultimate demise.