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Lion Air ends search for crashed Max's cockpit recorder
Lion Air has reportedly ended its search for the cockpit voice recorder of its crashed Boeing 737 Max 8. (www.flightglobal.com) More...
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That’s a bummer. Now we have to listen to idiots speculate on the internet.
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They ended the search. It didn't say they didn't find it.
An excellent point joel.
Ya but airliner watch says there is no trace of the CVR when the search was called off on Decemeber 29.
https://airlinerwatch.com/lion-air-to-discontinue-the-search-for-cockpit-voice-recorder/
https://airlinerwatch.com/lion-air-to-discontinue-the-search-for-cockpit-voice-recorder/
I guess whether Airlinerwatch is correct depends upon what "trace" means. Their statement is " Within a few days, the flight data recorder (FDR) could have been recovered from the wreckage, but there is still no trace from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR)."
Since they know the location of the main fuselage in 35 meters of water, they have a good idea of the approximate location of the CVR. IMHO, a mostly intact fuselage is an excellent trace.
It appears to be a lack of willingness to put forth the effort, for budgetary or other reasons for not proceeding. At that depth, they could put a $10,000 prize for the first amateur diver to locate it and have it found in a couple of weeks.
"Lion reportedly got involved in the search for the CVR due to the NTSC's budgetary constraints in raising the main aircraft wreckage and to locate the recorder"
Since they know the location of the main fuselage in 35 meters of water, they have a good idea of the approximate location of the CVR. IMHO, a mostly intact fuselage is an excellent trace.
It appears to be a lack of willingness to put forth the effort, for budgetary or other reasons for not proceeding. At that depth, they could put a $10,000 prize for the first amateur diver to locate it and have it found in a couple of weeks.
"Lion reportedly got involved in the search for the CVR due to the NTSC's budgetary constraints in raising the main aircraft wreckage and to locate the recorder"
did they ever find Valujet 592? CVR could be buried in ocean bottom.
Valuejet 592 went down in the Everglades. A transcript of the CVR can be found here:
https://www.tailstrike.com/110596.htm
https://www.tailstrike.com/110596.htm
Thank you, Joel. Chilling.
