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Indonesian family of woman who died in Sriwijaya Air crash hope preliminary report will help improve aviation safety
By Indonesia correspondent Anne Barker and wires
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ThuThursday 11
FebFebruary 2021 at 1:51am
Rafik Yusuf Alaydrus (right) lost his wife Panca in the Sriwijaya Air crash that killed 62 people in January.
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The husband of a woman who died in the Sriwijaya Air crash says he hopes that Indonesia will be stricter about regulations on airplane conditions, so this kind of accident won t happen again .
Rafik Yusuf Alaydrus s wife of 23 years, Panca, was on the flight, having left Pontianak on December 22 to visit family in Slawi, in central Java.
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The investigation into last month’s Sriwijaya Air crash in Indonesia is focusing on the carrier’s maintenance and training procedures as well as the engine-control system of the Boeing Co. 737-500 jet.
Indonesia says mechanical failure caused Sriwijaya Air plane crash 2 minutes read
Jakarta, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- Indonesian authorities reported this Wednesday that a mechanical failure in an engine throttle lever could cause the crash of the Boeing 737 of the Indonesian airline Sriwijaya Air on January 9 with 62 people a board.
The preliminary report, published Wednesday by the National Committee on Transportation Safety, said that as the aircraft climbed, the automatic throttle on the left engine was reduced, while that of the right engine remained stable.
According to data obtained by the flight recorder, the plane, in service nearly 27 years, took off without problems, engaged the autopilot and experienced mishaps with the throttle lever at 8,150 feet.
The investigation into last month s Sriwijaya Air crash in Indonesia is focusing on the carrier s maintenance and training procedures as well as the engine-control system of the Boeing 737-500 jet.