The investigation into the tragic crash of Jeju Air flight 2216 is picking up pace. The focus is now on carefully extracting data from the plane’s two black boxes. While the initial extraction of information from the cockpit voice recorder is complete, the flight data recorder is posing some challenges.
As such, Korean authorities have decided to send it to the National Transportation Safety Board in the United States for further evaluation. Flight data recorder to be sent to the NTSB As investigating agencies try to figure out the cause of the fatal Jeju Air crash in Muan, South Korea, the two crucial black boxes are expected to provide vital information about the course of events that led to the accident. Authorities have retrieved the black boxes from the wreckage, but extracting information from the flight data recorder (FDR) is proving difficult.
It reportedly sustained some damage during the crash, and it has been decided that sending it to the United States is the best course of action. According to The Korean Herald , the FDR also has a missing "connector," a thin structure that helps with data transmission and power supply. An attempt to repair and analyze it in South Korea did not look promising.
The crash comes at a time of extraordinary political instability in South Korea. Ju Jong-wan, Director of Aviation Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said that FDRs are sometimes transported by ship, but in this case, they will be sent by air to.
