The investigations into the crash of the Boeing 737-500 of the Indonesian company Sriwijaya Air are continuing. Investigators announced Friday, January 15, that they were examining data from one of the aircraft’s two black boxes, which crashed at sea with 62 people on board last weekend. The recordings “are in good condition and we are now reviewing the data,” said Soerjanto Tjahjono, the head of the Indonesian Transport Safety Committee, which is helping to investigate the cause of the accident.
The black box (FDR), which records flight parameters, was recovered at sea on Tuesday and could provide valuable clues to understanding the causes of the disaster.
3,000 people mobilized for research
Sriwijaya Air’s Boeing 737-500 on Saturday, shortly after take off, suddenly fell some 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) in less than a minute and plunged into the Java Sea. Divers are always looking for the second black box on the device, which contains cockpit voice recordings.
Investigators are also looking to recover human remains, pieces of the fuselage and debris from the Boeing at sea. Some 3,000 people are mobilized as well as dozens of boats and helicopters for this research off the coast of Jakarta.
The authorities have not put forward, at this stage, an explanation for the crash of a 26-year-old plane. They explained that the crew had not issued a distress signal before the accident and that the aircraft was probably still intact when it touched the water. The investigation could take several months.
The regional company Sriwijaya Air has not experienced any major accidents since its inception in 2003, but the airline industry in Indonesia has experienced regular disasters in recent years and several airlines from that country have been banned in Europe until in 2018.
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