62 individuals have been killed within the air crash in January (File)
Jakarta: The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from a crashed Sriwijaya Air jet has been downloaded efficiently and consists of the final minutes of the flight that ended with 62 individuals lifeless, an official at Indonesia’s air accident investigator mentioned on Monday.
The contents of the recording from the 26-year previous Boeing 737-500 that crashed shortly after take-off on Jan. 9 can’t be disclosed publicly at this stage of the probe, Indonesia Nationwide Transportation Security Committee (KNKT) investigator Nurcahyo Utomo mentioned.
“(The information is) good,” he instructed Reuters. “We have now downloaded it.”
The CVR was recovered in late March after a close to three-month search of the Java Sea. It was present in mud sucked up by a dredging ship and was dried out and cleaned of mud and salt.
It accommodates 4 channels of audio, together with recordings of the captain and first officer, Nurcahyo mentioned.
“Every (channel) has the final two hours, together with the report of the flight that crashed,” he mentioned.
The channels will have to be synchronised with one another in addition to radio communications and the flight information recorder (FDR) for evaluation to assist decide the reason for the crash.
A preliminary report by KNKT launched in February mentioned the aircraft had an imbalance in engine thrust that finally led it into a pointy roll after which a closing dive into the ocean. The report included data from the FDR.Security consultants say most air accidents are brought on by a mix of things that may take months to ascertain. Below worldwide requirements, the ultimate report is due inside a 12 months of the crash.
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