PUTRAJAYA: The Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has managed to retrieve the voice recording data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the aircraft that crashed in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, two weeks ago, says transport minister Loke Siew Fook.
The head of the AAIB had travelled to the US last Thursday to send the CVR’s “memory puck”, which contains the voice recording data, to its manufacturer in Florida.
At a press conference here today, Loke said the voice recording is clear, especially the final 30 minutes before the crash.
He said the analysis of the recording will help identify the reasons behind the crash, with a full report only expected to be completed in a year.
“The recording will be analysed and a preliminary report will be issued approximately two weeks from now at the earliest,” he said.
The AAIB head and his team, who are still in Florida because of poor weather conditions, are expected to return to Malaysia on Thursday.
CNN reported that Florida is bracing for “major impact” as Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to rapidly strengthen into a powerful Category 3 hurricane, threatening dangerous storm surge and winds.
An agency under the transport ministry, AAIB managed to remove the “memory puck” containing the voice recording data and sent it to Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau’s (TSIB) lab to obtain the voice recording as Malaysia does not have the equipment to do so.
However, the TSIB was unable to obtain the voice recording data as well, leading to the decision to send the CVR directly to its manufacturer in Florida.
The business jet crashed on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina on Aug 17, killing 10, including Pahang executive councillor and Pelangai assemblyman Johari Harun, 53.
The aircraft was flying from Langkawi to Subang airport and had been cleared to land at 2.48pm but crashed two minutes later. - FMT
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