Black box of crashed Chinese plane found

According to Bloomberg and Xinhua news agency, the recording device was so damaged that it was impossible to distinguish whether it was a flight data recorder or a cockpit voice recorder.

Recovering the so-called black boxes is key to figuring out what caused the Boeing 737-800 plane, number MU5735, to fall out of the sky at close to the speed of sound.

Mao Yanfeng, director of the accident investigation department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said at a press conference that every effort had been made to find the remaining black boxes.

At a press conference yesterday (March 22), an official from the Civil Aviation Administration of China said that the pilots did not respond to calls from air traffic controllers after the plane dived. . All 123 passengers and 9 crew members were killed.

Chinese officials said it was too early to say what caused the plane crash. China Eastern Airlines has grounded its entire fleet of Boeing 737-800s and regulators have ordered a safety review of most of the country’s aviation industry.

China’s national television reported that today (March 23), rescue work at the crash site had to be halted due to bad weather. The images released showed debris and aircraft parts scattered across the muddy terrain. In addition, the victim’s wallet, bank card and identity card were also found.

Searching for the black box of the downed Chinese plane. Photo: AP

Earlier, amid the rain, searchers used hand tools, drones and sniffer dogs to scour the mountainside for the plane’s black boxes as well as the remains of victims. .

Relatives of the victims also arrived at the gate of Lu village today, outside the scene of the plane crash. However, they and the reporters were blocked from view by police and officials using umbrellas.

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Hoai Linh