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
Sixth day of SJ182 search operation involves 268 divers: Basarnas 14th January 2021
Divers of of the Indonesian Navy found debris of the Sriwijaya Air plane on Jan 13, 2021. ANTARA/M Risyal Hidayat/aww. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) confirmed that the operation to search for victims and wreckage of the ill-fated Sriwijaya Air SJ182 aircraft on Thursday involved 268 divers.
The divers are concentrated on six spots of the location where the aircraft crashed into the waters between Laki Island and Lancang Island, Pulau Seribu District, six days ago, Operation Director of Basarnas Brigadier General Rasman stated during a press conference at the JICT 2 Pier, Tanjung Priok, here on Thursday.
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Members of the National Transportation Safety Committee carry a box containing the flight data recorder of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182 retrieved from the Java Sea where the passenger jet crashed at the Tanjung Priok Port, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.
Divers retrieved a black box of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plane that plunged into the water off the coast of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday, local TV reported. The black box was found on Tuesday on the seafloor between Lancang Island and Laki Island of Jakarta Gulf, Xinhua news agency reported. The black box is being transported by a ship to the Jakarta seaport of Tanjung Priok.