Divers retrieve cockpit voice recorder from crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501

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Divers retrieve 2nd black box from AirAsia crash
ACHMAD IBRAHIM, Associated Press

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Divers retrieved the crashed AirAsia plane's second black box from the bottom of the Java Sea on Tuesday, giving investigators essential tools to piece together what brought Flight 8501 down.

The cockpit voice recorder was freed from beneath the heavy ruins of a wing early in the morning from a depth of about 30 meters (98 feet), a day after the aircraft's flight data recorder was recovered, said Tonny Budiono, sea navigation director at the Transportation Ministry.

"Thank God," he said. "This is good news for investigators to reveal the cause of the plane crash."

The device will be flown to the capital, Jakarta, to be downloaded and analyzed with the other box. Since it records in a two-hour loop, all discussions between the captain and co-pilot should be available.

The plane crashed 42 minutes into a flight from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore on Dec. 28. All 162 people on board were killed, but only 48 bodies have been recovered so far.

The find is the latest boost in the slow-moving hunt to scour the shallow, murky stretch of ocean.

Over the weekend, the tail of the Airbus A320 was recovered, emblazoned with the carrier's red-and-white cursive logo. The black boxes are housed inside the tail, but were missing when the wreckage was pulled to the surface.

The devices were soon located after three Indonesian ships detected two strong pings being emitted from their beacons, about 20 meters (22 yards) apart. Strong currents, large waves and blinding silt have hindered divers' efforts throughout the 17-day search, but they took advantage of calmer early morning conditions on both days to extract the instruments.

The information pulled from the black boxes — which are actually orange — will likely be vital. Designed to survive extreme heat and pressure, they should provide investigators with a second-by-second timeline of the flight.

The voice recorder captures all conversations between the pilots and with air traffic controllers, as well as any noises heard in the cockpit, including possible alarms or explosions. The flight data recorder saves information on the position and condition of almost every major part in the plane, including altitude, airspeed, direction, engine thrust, the rate of ascent or descent and what up-or-down angle the plane was pointed.

"There's like 200-plus parameters they record," said aviation expert John Goglia, a former U.S. National Transportation Safety Board member. "It's going to provide us an ocean of material."

In their last contact with air-traffic controllers, the pilots of the AirAsia jet asked to climb from 32,000 feet (9,750 meters) to 38,000 feet (11,580 meters) to avoid threatening clouds, but were denied permission because of heavy air traffic. Four minutes later, the plane dropped off the radar. No distress signal was received.

Searchers also have been trying to locate the main section of the plane's cabin, where many of the victims' corpses are believed to be entombed.

Decomposition is making identification more difficult for desperate families waiting to bury their loved ones. Nearly all passengers and crew were Indonesian.

"I still believe many victims remain trapped there, and we must find them," said Gen. Moeldoko, Indonesia's military chief, who uses one name.
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Associated Press writers Niniek Karmini in Jakarta, Indonesia, Scott Mayerowitz in New York and Nicki Mayo in Washington contributed to this report.


-- (c) Associated Press 2015-01-13

[Dannyboy666]

The Truth , Soon...

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AirAsia QZ8501's cockpit voice recorder recovered

By Coconuts Bangkok

Indonesian officers move the FDR (Flight Data Recorder) from AirAsia flight QZ8501 into a protective transportation case in Pangkalan Bun after it was retrieved from the Java Sea on Jan. 12, 2015. Photo: AFP / Adek Berry

JAKARTA: -- The cockpit voice recorder from the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month carrying 162 people was recovered Tuesday and taken to an Indonesian navy ship, an official said.

"The CVR (cockpit voice recorder) has been found and lifted from the sea," said an official involved with the search, who requested anonymity.

The official added that the device had been taken to the navy ship Banda Aceh.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2015/01/13/airasia-qz8501s-cockpit-voice-recorder-recovered

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-01-13

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I wonder who found it?

[billd766]

The Truth , Soon...

If you are so anxious for the "truth" so soon, I suggest that you go over there and demand the answers instantly.

Do YOU suspect a conspiracy? Then act on YOUR suspicions.

Do you have ANY idea how long the full report will take?

Perhaps up to a year.

A prelininary report now that they have the FDR and CVR should be ready in a few days but I have no doubt that there will be leaks and denials and also no doubt that there will be many conspiracy theories too.

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Just wait .......,...............................

[DonTanSmokehouse]

Would be great to have a truly independent source investigate all black boxes

Like Martians located on a base in Antarctica