South Korean investigators have announced that a damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air crash, which killed 179 people, will be sent to the United States for analysis. The plane, carrying 181 passengers from Thailand, crashed on Sunday. Both black boxes have been recovered, with initial data extraction completed for the cockpit voice recorder. The flight data recorder was found with a missing connector, requiring specialized analysis in the US.
South Korea n investigators probing the Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people have announced they will be sending a black box retrieved from the flight to the US for analysis.
'The damaged flight data recorder has been deemed unrecoverable for data extraction domestically,' said South Korea's deputy minister for civil aviation, Joo Jong-wan. 'Based on this preliminary data, we plan to start converting it into audio format,' he said, meaning investigators would be able to hear the pilots' final communications.South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash said they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis
Read More Heartbreaking last words of South Korean plane crash passenger onboard doomed flight They also said that a special inspection of all Boeing 737-800 models operated by local carriers was examining their landing gear after questions over a possible mechanical failure in the crash. The issue 'will likely be examined by the Accident Investigation Board through a comprehensive review of various testimonies and evidence during the investigation process', the ministry of land, which oversees civil aviation, said at a briefing.
The bereaved families visited the site on Wednesday for the first time since the crash for a traditional memorial service.
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