A black box from an Indonesian jet which crashed minutes after take-off last week has confirmed that both engines were working when it smashed into the sea.
Divers hoisted the flight data recorder (FDR) of the Sriwijaya Air plane from the seabed and downloaded the data in hopes of solving the mystery surrounding the cause of the crash.
The data successfully downloaded from the FDR confirmed that both of the 26-year-old Boeing Co 737-500 s engines had been operating when it hit the water, according to Indonesia s National Transport Safety Committee (KNKT).
News that the plane s engines were both working means the cause remains unknown - though investigators revealed on Friday that they had recovered the plane s second black box, the cockpit voice recorder.
Red Cross workers pictured spraying body bags, Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta
A reported 36 body bags have been recovered from the wreckage of flight SJ182
It plunged 10,000ft into the Java Sea within four minutes of takeoff from Jakarta
Officials said that divers had resumed their search for the remaining victims
Funeral for one of the victims - Okky Bisma, a flight attendant - held on Thursday
The Boeing 737 s flight data recorder was found on Tuesday with authorities in Indonesia saying it will take two to five days to extract the information from it.
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image captionA crisis centre for relatives has been set up at the airport in Jakarta
Relatives of the passengers and crew on board the ill-fated Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 are facing an agonising wait as authorities search for the wreckage.
Sixty-two people were on board the passenger plane which plunged into the sea just minutes after taking off from Jakarta on Saturday.
There appears to be no hope of finding survivors.
Although no-one on board has been formally identified, information is emerging from family and friends.
image copyrightEndah We re in grief, still praying for the best, said Ferza Mahardhika, whose uncle was the pilot of the Sriwijaya SJ182 flight.