Lion Air JT-610’s missing cockpit voice recorder found in waters near crash site

Indonesian authorities recovering Lion Air JT-610’s flight data recorder (FDR) in November 2018. Photo: Twitter / @Baruna_BPPT
Indonesian authorities recovering Lion Air JT-610’s flight data recorder (FDR) in November 2018. Photo: Twitter / @Baruna_BPPT

Indonesian authorities this morning found the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), a crucial missing piece in the investigation of Lion Air flight JT-610, which crashed into the Java Sea in October.

The CVR was found in waters off the coast of Karawang, West Java, near the plane’s crash site.

“The CVR of Lion Air JT-610 was found at 09:10 Jakarta time, 8 meters below the seafloor, or 30 meters deep,” said Indonesian Navy Spokesman Colonel Liutenant Agung Nugroho this morning, as quoted by Detik.

The CVR is now being transported by boat to an Indonesian Navy base in Pondok Dayung, North Jakarta.

Previously, search parties recovered the plane’s flight data recorder (FDR), which makes up one half of the “black box” — the other being the CVR — both of which may prove crucial in determining the cause of the crash.

The preliminary crash report from Indonesia’s transport safety agency suggested that pilots struggled to control the plane’s anti-stalling system immediately before the crash.

Investigators also found that the Lion Air jet should have been grounded over a recurrent technical problem before its final journey, but have not settled on an official cause for the accident.

A lawsuit filed in Chicago blames Boeing for the deadly crash, claiming the manufacturer’s airplane was “unreasonably dangerous.”

The Boeing 737 Max jet — one of the world’s newest and most advanced commercial planes — plunged into the Java Sea on October 29 shortly after taking off from capital Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang city, killing all 189 on board.

A final crash report is likely to be filed this year.

With additional reporting by AFP



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