By Alfred Chua2021-01-22T02:45:00+00:00
Indonesian officials have officially halted search and rescue efforts to locate more victims of the Sriwijaya Air crash, but are continuing their hunt for the Boeing 737-500’s cockpit-voice recorder (CVR).
The latest update issued by Indonesian transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi comes nearly two weeks since the Sriwijaya jet (registered PK-CLC) crashed into the Java Sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta.
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PK-CLC, seen here in a file photo, crashed into the Java Sea shortly taking off from Jakarta.
The aircraft, operating flight SJ182, was carrying 62 passengers and crew members when it plunged into the sea on 9 January.
Friday, 22 Jan 2021 11:57 AM MYT
Navy divers recovered the flight data recorder from the crash site off the coast of Jakarta January 12, 2021, in the search for Sriwijaya flight SJ182 which crashed after takeoff from Jakarta on January 9. AFP pic
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JAKARTA, Jan 22 Indonesia’s air accident investigator is probing whether a problem with the autothrottle system, that controls engine power automatically, contributed to the Sriwijaya Air crash on January 9 that killed all 62 people on board, an official said today.
National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) investigator Nurcayho Utomo said a problem with the Boeing 737-500’s autothrottle system was reported after a flight a few days earlier.
Sriwijaya Air vows to meet rights of families of SJ 182 victims 22nd January 2021
A Sriwijaya Air flight attendant on Friday (January 22, 2021) scatters flowers as a final homage to victims of the ill-fated flight SJ-182 in the Laki Island and Lancang island waters, where the airplane crashed shortly after taking off. (ANTARA/Dewa Wiguna/ac) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Sriwijaya Air’s management has said it is ensuring it fulfills the rights of the families of victims of flight SJ-182, which crashed while on its way to Pontianak from Jakarta on January 9, 2021. We will be committed to providing the rights of the victims as soon as possible, said Sriwijaya Air president director Jefferson Jauwena after scattering flowers from the