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Divers looking for the wreck of Flight 610 from Lion Air, Indonesia, can no longer hear the slightest sound of the badpit voice recorder, announced Sunday the chief of the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency.
This aircraft, better known as the "black box", could help investigators gather the last moments of the all-new Boeing 737 before its crash, killing 189 people on board.
Muhammad Syaugi, director of the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency, Basarnas, told reporters Sunday in Jakarta that a "ping" of the Cockpit Conversation Recorder (CVR) had been heard Saturday, but "we do not hear the ping signal today."
"We checked this place, located about 50 meters from the location to find the first black box.But we still can not find the CVR," said Syaugi.
The First Black Box from the aircraft, the flight data recorder, was found Thursday, but investigators claim that they have not yet been able to extract information from it. [19659002] Syaugi stated that the search operation had been extended and that it would continue until Wednesday.
Ongoing efforts will be aimed at recovering the remains of the victim and locating the CVR , he said.
According to badysts, find the voice recorder badpit It is imperative that investigators determine whether the crash has consequences for other airlines that collectively exploit thousands of Boeing 737 in the world every day.
special equipment en route
Efforts to extract information from the flight data recorder, should contain valuable information on the performance of aircraft systems before the accident, continued during the weekend .
Investigators were cleaning the Nurcahyo Utomo, Indonesian National Commission for Transportation Safety (KNKT), said.
Boeing and the US National Transportation Safety Board carry special equipment in Indonesia to help local authorities remove information, said an agency official, Haryo Satmiko.
Search for victims continues
Flight 610 was scheduled to fly pbadengers between Jakarta and Pangkal Pinang, on the island of Bangka. Instead, it crashed 13 minutes after take-off. The pilots had asked to turn around but had not transmitted an emergency call.
Since the start of the search and rescue operation, at least 65 body bags have been collected, although each bag could contain remains of several people.
Investigators will need to use DNA samples to identify victims because of the condition and size of the remains found. The police have 181 DNA samples from victims' families and are working with 272 human tissue samples.
Lisda Cancer, responsible for identifying victims of disasters, told reporters Friday that only one person had been identified so far, a woman.
On Wednesday, authorities began bringing family members to the port to identify the victims' personal belongings, which were piled next to pillows and other debris that appeared to be coming from the plane.
Epi Syamsul Qomar, whose 24 – His 21-year-old son was on the flight and burst into tears when he recognized his son's shoe.
"I saw my son's black sneakers," he told CNN. "I've also seen his bank check book."
A diver is dead
The fast currents and muddy waters of the crash site in the Java Sea have hindered recovery efforts since the fall of the plane shortly after take-off from the plane. Jakarta.
On Saturday, Syaugi confirmed the death of one of the 100 divers involved in the search.
Syahrul Anto, 48, was found unconscious on Friday after his diving partner noted his disappearance, Syaugi said. He was immediately taken to shore and attended by doctors, but Syaugi said "God had a different plan".
Anto was an experienced and qualified diver "who dedicated his life to our country," said Syaugi. Syaugi, head of the diving team, said: "They are very qualified divers, remarkable divers with long experience. They come from special working groups of the Navy, the police, the Basarnas team and some of them are volunteers of diving clubs. "
Aircraft problems reported by pilot
The airliner had had technical problems the day before on another route, pbadengers aboard this flight revealed to CNN.
On Sunday, the Boeing 737 Max 8 – a new aircraft, totaling only 800 hours of flight – made the Bali-Jakarta route from Lion Air and suffered a major crash Robbi Gaharu, pbadenger, said at altitude [19659002] "After 10 minutes of flight, the plane fell as it was losing power.People panicked.It lost about 400 feet," Gaharu said, adding that he had confirmed the height of the fall on a flight tracking website.
Lion Air confirmed to CNN that the plane that crashed on Monday had been used the day before to service the Bali JT43 road. -Jakarta, and Indonesian authorities confirmed that the pilot during Sunday's flight had reported a problem with one of the instrume on the plane.
Capt. Daniel Putut Kuncoro Adi, General Manager of the Lion Group, said that all information had been transmitted to the Indonesian National Commission for Transport Safety.
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