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Investigators have recovered equipment from this week’s tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad, India.
According to aviation industry experts, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner cockpit recorder and flight data recorder were recovered from the top of the medical college hostel building where the plane crashed, allowing some of the speculation to rest in the investigation that killed 241 people on the plane.
The flight data recorder was retrieved from the rear edge of the plane.
The problem is According to Peter Goelz, former Managing Director of NTSB and CNN Aviation Analyst, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators, India or other countries, ingest black box data.
“It’s very dramatic,” Goerz said. “It looked like the plane was about to land for the last time. It was on fire, However, we will not know until we get the box back. ”
The Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau owns recorders and other potential evidence for the investigation. The data recorder is expected to give insight into what happened at the last moment of a flight when the pilot was making important decisions.
Less than a minute after takeoff, the plane staff made a Mayday call to air traffic control, Indian civil aviation authorities said.
Fatal collisions have attracted more global attention for air safety, and have spurred the public. Flight concerns. There have already been some aviation tragedy and incidents this year. This includes the January air collision between the Army Black Hawk helicopter and the American Airlines regional jet, which urged calls for increased safety measures.
Boeing’s 787-8 Dreamliner is highly praised by many aviation experts for its reliability and engineering. According to Boeing, over the past 14 years, the fleet has carried over 1 billion passengers.
“It was a really great plane and when they designed it, it was completely off the regular production line of what Boeing normally creates,” says Erika Armstrong, marketing pilot and director at Advanced Aircrew Academy.
For years, the company has increased surveillance for crashes involving planes, leading to 20 months of grounding on the largest aircraft following two fatal crash losses, quality concerns and financial difficulties.
Golez said the tragedy “could not have happened at a bad time for Boeing.” He said this was part of the investigation along with GE Aerospace, the aircraft engine manufacturer.
In the US, plane makers will be hot seating at the end of the month last year when investigators were set up to determine the possible causes of mid-excit door plugs on a commercial plane on a Boeing 737-9 near Portland, Oregon.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg reportedly cancelled plans to attend Paris Air Show, a major aviation industry event where the company shows off regular aircraft.
“This accident is a further challenge,” Goerz said.
According to Boeing, the Dreamliner is popular on international routes, with the 787-8 configuration suitable for up to 248 passengers.
The NTSB told CNN on Friday that investigators are hoping to be in India within the next few days.
Jeff Guzzetti, president of consulting firm Guzzetti Aviation Risk Discovery and former NTSB employee, said these investigations usually bring together all technical experts and organize “organizational meetings” reminiscing about his own experiences with the accident.
He said that “forms specialized groups” assigned to analyze various areas such as engines and flight data recorders. “They put representatives from the various organizations of these groups, systematically document the wreckage and begin downloading recorders.”
The conflict is under the jurisdiction of the International Civil Aviation Organization, the United Nations civil aviation organization that helps 193 countries cooperate on air travel.
Guzzetti said the investigation is in the fact-finding stage., It includes cleanup of the wreckage and interviews with people who trained pilots. He said the background of the captain and first mate can be seen. This could range from what they got sleep to what their flight record looks like, he said.
At this point, according to many experts, black box recovery is important. Because technology points out what the pilot was saying before making My Day’s call.
“This won’t be a mystery for more than a week if you record data. The voice recorder also explains how the pilot thought he was handling it. “Pilots sometimes make mistakes.