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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Rescuers inspect wreckage found in the waters around the location where a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after takeoff, at the search and rescue command center at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
There were 50 passengers 43 adults and 7 children on board, as well as 12 crew members, according to Indonesia s minister of transportation.