Adam Air 737 recorders
finally retrieved from seabed
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR)
from the Adam Air Boeing 737-400 that crashed into the sea while on
a domestic flight in Indonesia in January have finally been
recovered.
Indonesian National Transportation Safety Commission (NTSC)
chairman Tatang Kurniadi says from Jakarta that the recorders were
recovered by US company Phoenix International from the seabed off
the western coast of the island of Sulawesi.
The CVR and FDR have been recovered by Phoenix International. The
FDR was recovered yesterday at noon and the CVR was recovered this
morning at 10am, says Kurniadi, who adds that they were not far
from each other at a depth of around 1,800m.
According to the preliminary information there is only a little
bit of physical damage but it is too early to say [if data can be
retrieved].
He adds: I hope that we will be able to get the data so that we
can finish the job [investigating] as soon as possible.
Kurniadi says the recorders will be sent to the USA for attempted
data retrieval by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The Adam Air 737-400 crashed mysteriously while on a flight between
Surabaya and Manado on 1 January, killing all 102 people on board.
The first pieces of wreckage were not found for 10 days and large
sections of the aircraft also remain on the seabed in deep water.
Kurniadi says that some small pieces of wreckage were also
brought to the surface today.
Investigations have been slow with little information to work with.
Although the location of the recorders was established in January,
disagreements between the Indonesian Government and Adam Air over
which side should pay for the recovery of the devices resulted in
no earlier attempts being made to retrieve them.
Insurance underwriters are believed to have agreed to pay for the
recovery costs.
disagreements between the Indonesian Government and Adam
Air over which side should pay for the recovery of the devices
resulted in no earlier attempts being made to retrieve
them.
