US helps China investigate plane crash

The US National Transportation Safety Board will help China decipher the Boeing 737-800 cockpit voice recorder of China Eastern Airlines that crashed in March.

This announcement comes as the US National Transportation Safety Board has also sent a team of experts to China to assist in the investigation of the cause of the accident. plane crash above.

The agency is helping the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) download data from the cockpit voice recorder of the ill-fated plane in the laboratory of the US National Transportation Safety Committee in Washington.

China’s decision to send a piece of evidence to Washington shows the urgency of the investigation into the cause of the incident plane crash this.

Search and rescue forces continue to conduct search operations at the plane crash site in Guangxi province, southern China, March 26, 2022. (Photo: AP)

The cockpit voice recorder is expected to provide details of communications between the flight’s three pilots, one more pilot than is required on a Boeing plane.

Meanwhile, the US National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team of seven people to China. This team of experts will provide technical support during the investigation and cause analysis of the crash from an aircraft design and construction perspective.

The tragic accident happened on March 21 when a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with number 5735 of China Eastern Airlines, departing from Kunming city (the capital of Yunnan province) to Guangzhou city. capital of Guangdong province), lost contact while flying over Wuzhou city, Guangxi province. The plane was later determined to have crashed into the mountains.

At the time of the crash, there were 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members. Chinese officials confirmed that all 132 people on board were killed.

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