The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said on Monday (Jan 8) that data on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) in the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max was overwritten. The NTSB chair said that no data was found as the recorder starts erasing previous data after two hours and the CVR was not retrieved within two hours.&nbsp;

"There was a lot going on, on the flight deck and on the plane. It's a very chaotic event. The circuit breaker for the CVR (cockpit voice recorder) was not pulled. The maintenance team went out to get it, but it was right at about the two-hour mark," said NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy as quoted by Reuters.

The Alaska Airlines aircraft lost a panel mid-flight on Friday last week. The loss of part of the fuselage caused the cabin to depressurise and objects to get sucked outside the plane while it was in the air.

There were 171 passengers in the plane when the incident took place.

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In the United States, rules mandate that cockpit voice recorders should record two hours of data as opposed to 25 hours as required in Europe for aircraft made after 2021.

Homendy said that Alaska Airlines plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were sent for analysis but no voice recording could be obtained.

Both, flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder are essential during investigation of any plane crash or a major mishap as it helps investigators recreate the situation when the plane was in jeopardy.

<h2>'Change the rulemaking'</h2>

The NTSB has long been vocal in its demand that rules in US be changed to mandate 25-hour recording. On Monday, it made a same demand.

"I'm calling on the FAA to change the rulemaking," Homendy said

A month ago, US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was proposing 25-hour recording but only for new planes.

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Homendy on Monday told Reuters that all aircraft, including the old ones, should have 25-hour recorders.

"If that communication is not recorded, that is unfortunately a loss for us and a loss for the FAA and a loss for safety because that information is key not just for our investigation but for improving aviation safety," she said.

<h2>What's the holdup?</h2>

Recording cockpit conversations for the period of 25-hours may sound like a logical solution but the pilots union oppose such a move.

"(It) would significantly infringe upon the privacy rights of pilots and other flight crew members, as well as drastically increase the likelihood that CVR recordings will be misused or disseminated without authorisation," said a union representing pilots of Atlas Air, an air-freight company.

<h2>What's the deal with Boeing 737s anyway?</h2>

Airplanes from Boeing 737 series have long been in the crosshairs of regulators around the world as these planes have suffered major crashes and other safety issues.

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Boeing 737 Max were grounded across the world in 2020 after crashes in 2018 and 2019. Even after the latest Alaska Airlines incident, the FAA has ordered grounding of all Boeing Max 9 planes as investigation progresses.

The constant association with hazards has marred 737s and also Boeing whose shares have tanked by nearly 40 per cent since March 2019 while rival Airbus' shares have shot up by 25 per cent.

(With inputs from agencies)

The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said on Monday (Jan 8) that data on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) in the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max was overwritten.

The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said on Monday (Jan 8) that data on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) in the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max was overwritten. The NTSB chair said that no data was found as the recorder starts erasing previous data after two hours and the CVR was not retrieved within two hours. "There was a lot going on, on the flight deck and on the plane. It's a very chaotic event. The circuit breaker for the CVR (cockpit voice recorder) was not pulled. The maintenance team went out to get it, but it was right at about the two-hour mark," said NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy as quoted by Reuters. The Alaska Airlines aircraft lost a panel mid-flight on Friday last week. The loss of part of the fuselage caused the cabin to depressurise and objects to get sucked outside the plane while it was in the air. There were 171 passengers in the plane when the incident took place. Watch | US grounds 171 Boeing planes after Alaska Airlines window blows out mid-air × In the United States, rules mandate that cockpit voice recorders should record two hours of data as opposed to 25 hours as required in Europe for aircraft made after 2021. Homendy said that Alaska Airlines plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were sent for analysis but no voice recording could be obtained. Both, flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder are essential during investigation of any plane crash or a major mishap as it helps investigators recreate the situation when the plane was in jeopardy. 'Change the rulemaking' The NTSB has long been vocal in its demand that rules in US be changed to mandate 25-hour recording. On Monday, it made a same demand. "I'm calling on the FAA to change the rulemaking," Homendy said A month ago, US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was proposing 25-hour recording but only for new planes. Also Read | A loud boom, guts of wind: Alaska Airlines passengers recall the moment door of plane fell off Homendy on Monday told Reuters that all aircraft, including the old ones, should have 25-hour recorders. "If that communication is not recorded, that is unfortunately a loss for us and a loss for the FAA and a loss for safety because that information is key not just for our investigation but for improving aviation safety," she said. What's the holdup? Recording cockpit conversations for the period of 25-hours may sound like a logical solution but the pilots union oppose such a move. "(It) would significantly infringe upon the privacy rights of pilots and other flight crew members, as well as drastically increase the likelihood that CVR recordings will be misused or disseminated without authorisation," said a union representing pilots of Atlas Air, an air-freight company. What's the deal with Boeing 737s anyway? Airplanes from Boeing 737 series have long been in the crosshairs of regulators around the world as these planes have suffered major crashes and other safety issues. Also Read | Alaska Airlines emergency: iPhone survives 16,000-ft fall after plane's door blows out mid-air Boeing 737 Max were grounded across the world in 2020 after crashes in 2018 and 2019. Even after the latest Alaska Airlines incident, the FAA has ordered grounding of all Boeing Max 9 planes as investigation progresses. The constant association with hazards has marred 737s and also Boeing whose shares have tanked by nearly 40 per cent since March 2019 while rival Airbus' shares have shot up by 25 per cent. (With inputs from agencies)

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737’s cockpit voice recorder data erased, says US NTSB

Pakistan's search teams have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a PIA airliner that crashed last week killing 97 onboard, as per airliner's spokesman.&nbsp;

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"The search resumed this morning and the voice recorder was found buried in the debris," spokesman Abdullah H. Khan said in a statement. "The cockpit voice recorder recovery will help a lot in the investigation."

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On Friday, Rescue crews have been able to retrieve the black box from the plane. The data recorder was retrieved from the crash site in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Saturday, according to PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan.

"97 bodies recovered. 2 passengers survived. 25 affected houses cleared, their residents accommodated at various places with the assistance of Civil Administration," said Major General Babar Iftikhar. Officials also stated that no houses were hit, and nobody on the ground lost their lives due to the crash.

Earlier, an audio conversation between the pilot and the air traffic control was also recovered, in which the pilot told the controllers about the engines failing.

"[The pilot] had been told both landing strips were available for his use but he preferred to use the go-around landing route, we are looking into the technical issue. Our prayers for the lives that have been lost", said PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan.

Pakistan's search teams have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a PIA airliner that crashed last week killing 97 onboard, as per airliner's spokesman.

Pakistan's search teams have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a PIA airliner that crashed last week killing 97 onboard, as per airliner's spokesman. Also read: 97 dead, 2 survivors from Pakistan plane crash: Health ministry "The search resumed this morning and the voice recorder was found buried in the debris," spokesman Abdullah H. Khan said in a statement. "The cockpit voice recorder recovery will help a lot in the investigation." Also read: Pakistan airways flight crashes in residential area in Karachi; at least 40 dead On Friday, Rescue crews have been able to retrieve the black box from the plane. The data recorder was retrieved from the crash site in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Saturday, according to PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan. "97 bodies recovered. 2 passengers survived. 25 affected houses cleared, their residents accommodated at various places with the assistance of Civil Administration," said Major General Babar Iftikhar. Officials also stated that no houses were hit, and nobody on the ground lost their lives due to the crash. Earlier, an audio conversation between the pilot and the air traffic control was also recovered, in which the pilot told the controllers about the engines failing. "[The pilot] had been told both landing strips were available for his use but he preferred to use the go-around landing route, we are looking into the technical issue. Our prayers for the lives that have been lost", said PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan.

Pakistan's search team retrieves cockpit voice recorder from wreckage of crashed airliner

Federal investigators retrieved on Monday the cockpit voice recorder from the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twin-engine-passenger-plane-crashes-in-texas-10-dead-officials-231860">wreckage of a downed turboprop plane at a Texas</a> airport as they looked into why it crashed soon after takeoff, killing 10 people, including a family of four.

Local media reported that Alice and Dylan Maritato, their mother Ornella Ellard and stepfather Brian Ellard, all died in the crash on Sunday at the municipal airport in Addison, Texas, about 15 miles (24 km) north of Dallas.

Four other passengers and two crew members have not been publicly identified while next of kin are being notified, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

Federal investigators, who have been at the scene since late Sunday, retrieved the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and were downloading its contents in Washington. The device records conversations between crew members and air traffic controllers, NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said at an afternoon news briefing.

"We don't know exactly what is on the recorder," Landsberg said. "There may be some background noise that was picked up by the CVR, which will give us a better idea what's going on with the aeroplane itself."

Air traffic control radar and communications with the plane seem to have been normal, he said.

"The pilots were cleared for takeoff, they acknowledged takeoff and at this point, we are not aware of any further communication," said Landsberg, adding that investigators were also looking at the plane's maintenance and crew records.

Shortly after the Beechcraft 350i Super King Air took off from Addison Airport on Sunday afternoon on its way to St. Petersburg, Florida, it began to roll before slamming into a hangar and bursting into flames, Landsberg said.

The tail number of the plane, owned by EE Operations LLC, was in the process of being changed, Landsberg said.

Investigators have been able to determine that the plane's landing gear was down when it crashed, but it is unlikely they will be able to analyze other systems due to the extensive destruction and fire, Jennifer Rodi, an NTSB safety investigator said.

The crash ripped a large gash in the roof of the hangar, and damaged a helicopter as well as another plane inside, the NTSB said.

The NTSB said it may release a preliminary report on the crash within two weeks.

Federal investigators retrieved on Monday the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a downed turboprop plane at a Texas airport as they looked into why it crashed soon after takeoff, killing 10 people, including a family of four.

Federal investigators retrieved on Monday the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a downed turboprop plane at a Texas airport as they looked into why it crashed soon after takeoff, killing 10 people, including a family of four. Local media reported that Alice and Dylan Maritato, their mother Ornella Ellard and stepfather Brian Ellard, all died in the crash on Sunday at the municipal airport in Addison, Texas, about 15 miles (24 km) north of Dallas. Four other passengers and two crew members have not been publicly identified while next of kin are being notified, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Federal investigators, who have been at the scene since late Sunday, retrieved the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and were downloading its contents in Washington. The device records conversations between crew members and air traffic controllers, NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said at an afternoon news briefing. "We don't know exactly what is on the recorder," Landsberg said. "There may be some background noise that was picked up by the CVR, which will give us a better idea what's going on with the aeroplane itself." Air traffic control radar and communications with the plane seem to have been normal, he said. "The pilots were cleared for takeoff, they acknowledged takeoff and at this point, we are not aware of any further communication," said Landsberg, adding that investigators were also looking at the plane's maintenance and crew records. Shortly after the Beechcraft 350i Super King Air took off from Addison Airport on Sunday afternoon on its way to St. Petersburg, Florida, it began to roll before slamming into a hangar and bursting into flames, Landsberg said. The tail number of the plane, owned by EE Operations LLC, was in the process of being changed, Landsberg said. Investigators have been able to determine that the plane's landing gear was down when it crashed, but it is unlikely they will be able to analyze other systems due to the extensive destruction and fire, Jennifer Rodi, an NTSB safety investigator said. The crash ripped a large gash in the roof of the hangar, and damaged a helicopter as well as another plane inside, the NTSB said. The NTSB said it may release a preliminary report on the crash within two weeks.

United States investigators retrieve cockpit voice recorder of Texas plane crash

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-boy-bhavye-suneja-was-reportedly-flying-lion-air-plane-that-crashed-with-189-on-board-174149">The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX</a> scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said.

The investigation into the crash, which killed all 189 people on board in October, has taken on new relevance as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other regulators grounded the model last week after a second deadly accident in Ethiopia.

Investigators examining the Indonesian crash are considering how a computer ordered the plane to dive in response to data from a faulty sensor and whether the pilots had enough training to respond appropriately to the emergency, among other factors.

It is the first time the voice recorder contents from the Lion Air flight have been made public. The three sources discussed them on condition of anonymity.

Reuters did not have access to the recording or transcript.

A Lion Air spokesman said all data and information had been given to investigators and declined to comment further.

The captain was at the controls of Lion Air flight JT610 when the nearly new jet took off from Jakarta, and the first officer was handling the radio, according to a preliminary report issued in November.

Just two minutes into the flight, the first officer reported a "flight control problem" to air traffic control and said the pilots intended to maintain an altitude of 5,000 feet, the November report said.

The first officer did not specify the problem, but one source said airspeed was mentioned on the cockpit voice recording, and a second source said an indicator showed a problem on the captain's display but not the first officer's.

The captain asked the first officer to check the quick reference handbook, which contains checklists for abnormal events, the first source said.

For the next nine minutes, the jet warned pilots it was in a stall and pushed the nose down in response, the report showed. A stall is when the airflow over a plane's wings is too weak to generate lift and keep it flying.

The captain fought to climb, but the computer, still incorrectly sensing a stall, continued to push the nose down using the plane's trim system. Normally, trim adjusts an aircraft's control surfaces to ensure it flies straight and level.

"They didn't seem to know the trim was moving down," the third source said. "They thought only about airspeed and altitude. That was the only thing they talked about."

Boeing Co declined to comment on Wednesday because the investigation was ongoing.

The manufacturer has said there is a documented procedure to handle the situation. A different crew on the same plane the evening before encountered the same problem but solved it after running through three checklists, according to the November report.

But they did not pass on all of the information about the problems they encountered to the next crew, the report said.

The pilots of JT610 remained calm for most of the flight, the three sources said. Near the end, the captain asked the first officer to fly while he checked the manual for a solution.

About one minute before the plane disappeared from radar, the captain asked air traffic control to clear other traffic below 3,000 feet and requested an altitude of "five thou", or 5,000 feet, which was approved, the preliminary report said.

As the 31-year-old captain tried in vain to find the right procedure in the handbook, the 41-year-old first officer was unable to control the plane, two of the sources said.

The flight data recorder shows the final control column inputs from the first officer were weaker than the ones made earlier by the captain.

"It is like a test where there are 100 questions and when the time is up you have only answered 75," the third source said. "So you panic. It is a time-out condition."

The Indian-born captain was silent at the end, all three sources said, while the Indonesian first officer said "Allahu Akbar", or "God is greatest", a common Arabic phrase in the majority-Muslim country that can be used to express excitement, shock, praise or distress.

The plane then hit the water, killing all 189 people on board.

French air accident investigation agency BEA said on Tuesday the flight data recorder in the Ethiopian crash that killed 157 people showed "clear similarities" to the Lion Air disaster. Since the Lion Air crash, Boeing has been pursuing a software upgrade to change how much authority is given to the Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS, a new anti-stall system developed for the 737 MAX.

The cause of the Lion Air crash has not been determined, but the preliminary report mentioned the Boeing system, a faulty, recently replaced sensor and the airline's maintenance and training.

On the same aircraft the evening before the crash, a captain at Lion Air's full-service sister carrier, Batik Air, was riding along in the cockpit and solved the similar flight control problems, two of the sources said. His presence on that flight, first reported by Bloomberg, was not disclosed in the preliminary report.

The report also did not include data from the cockpit voice recorder, which was not recovered from the ocean floor until January.

Soerjanto Tjahjono, head of Indonesian investigation agency KNKT, said last week the report could be released in July or August as authorities attempted to speed up the inquiry in the wake of the Ethiopian crash.

On Wednesday, he declined to comment on the cockpit voice recorder contents, saying they had not been made public.

The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said.

The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said. The investigation into the crash, which killed all 189 people on board in October, has taken on new relevance as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other regulators grounded the model last week after a second deadly accident in Ethiopia. Investigators examining the Indonesian crash are considering how a computer ordered the plane to dive in response to data from a faulty sensor and whether the pilots had enough training to respond appropriately to the emergency, among other factors. It is the first time the voice recorder contents from the Lion Air flight have been made public. The three sources discussed them on condition of anonymity. Reuters did not have access to the recording or transcript. A Lion Air spokesman said all data and information had been given to investigators and declined to comment further. The captain was at the controls of Lion Air flight JT610 when the nearly new jet took off from Jakarta, and the first officer was handling the radio, according to a preliminary report issued in November. Just two minutes into the flight, the first officer reported a "flight control problem" to air traffic control and said the pilots intended to maintain an altitude of 5,000 feet, the November report said. The first officer did not specify the problem, but one source said airspeed was mentioned on the cockpit voice recording, and a second source said an indicator showed a problem on the captain's display but not the first officer's. The captain asked the first officer to check the quick reference handbook, which contains checklists for abnormal events, the first source said. For the next nine minutes, the jet warned pilots it was in a stall and pushed the nose down in response, the report showed. A stall is when the airflow over a plane's wings is too weak to generate lift and keep it flying. The captain fought to climb, but the computer, still incorrectly sensing a stall, continued to push the nose down using the plane's trim system. Normally, trim adjusts an aircraft's control surfaces to ensure it flies straight and level. "They didn't seem to know the trim was moving down," the third source said. "They thought only about airspeed and altitude. That was the only thing they talked about." Boeing Co declined to comment on Wednesday because the investigation was ongoing. The manufacturer has said there is a documented procedure to handle the situation. A different crew on the same plane the evening before encountered the same problem but solved it after running through three checklists, according to the November report. But they did not pass on all of the information about the problems they encountered to the next crew, the report said. The pilots of JT610 remained calm for most of the flight, the three sources said. Near the end, the captain asked the first officer to fly while he checked the manual for a solution. About one minute before the plane disappeared from radar, the captain asked air traffic control to clear other traffic below 3,000 feet and requested an altitude of "five thou", or 5,000 feet, which was approved, the preliminary report said. As the 31-year-old captain tried in vain to find the right procedure in the handbook, the 41-year-old first officer was unable to control the plane, two of the sources said. The flight data recorder shows the final control column inputs from the first officer were weaker than the ones made earlier by the captain. "It is like a test where there are 100 questions and when the time is up you have only answered 75," the third source said. "So you panic. It is a time-out condition." The Indian-born captain was silent at the end, all three sources said, while the Indonesian first officer said "Allahu Akbar", or "God is greatest", a common Arabic phrase in the majority-Muslim country that can be used to express excitement, shock, praise or distress. The plane then hit the water, killing all 189 people on board. French air accident investigation agency BEA said on Tuesday the flight data recorder in the Ethiopian crash that killed 157 people showed "clear similarities" to the Lion Air disaster. Since the Lion Air crash, Boeing has been pursuing a software upgrade to change how much authority is given to the Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS, a new anti-stall system developed for the 737 MAX. The cause of the Lion Air crash has not been determined, but the preliminary report mentioned the Boeing system, a faulty, recently replaced sensor and the airline's maintenance and training. On the same aircraft the evening before the crash, a captain at Lion Air's full-service sister carrier, Batik Air, was riding along in the cockpit and solved the similar flight control problems, two of the sources said. His presence on that flight, first reported by Bloomberg, was not disclosed in the preliminary report. The report also did not include data from the cockpit voice recorder, which was not recovered from the ocean floor until January. Soerjanto Tjahjono, head of Indonesian investigation agency KNKT, said last week the report could be released in July or August as authorities attempted to speed up the inquiry in the wake of the Ethiopian crash. On Wednesday, he declined to comment on the cockpit voice recorder contents, saying they had not been made public.

Lion Air crash: Cockpit voice recorder describes pilots' frantic search for fix, say sources

Investigators seeking the cause of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed all 157 people on board have begun studying the cockpit voice recorder, France's BEA air accident investigation agency said on Saturday.

Downloading the data from the recorder retrieved from wreckage of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane was expected to take four to five hours, a spokesman for the agency said.

The BEA also issued a photo showing the recorder intact but dented by the impact of the plane's crash into a field on Sunday minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa.

The Ethiopian carrier said DNA testing of the remains of the people on board flight 302 may take up to six months, and it offered bereaved families charred earth from the plane crash site to bury. Passengers from more than 30 nations were aboard.

Investigators seeking the cause of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed all 157 people on board have begun studying the cockpit voice recorder, France's BEA air accident investigation agency said on Saturday.

Investigators seeking the cause of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed all 157 people on board have begun studying the cockpit voice recorder, France's BEA air accident investigation agency said on Saturday. Downloading the data from the recorder retrieved from wreckage of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane was expected to take four to five hours, a spokesman for the agency said. The BEA also issued a photo showing the recorder intact but dented by the impact of the plane's crash into a field on Sunday minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian carrier said DNA testing of the remains of the people on board flight 302 may take up to six months, and it offered bereaved families charred earth from the plane crash site to bury. Passengers from more than 30 nations were aboard.

Investigators start studying Ethiopia jet cockpit recorder

Indonesia has found the cockpit voice <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/us-lawsuit-blames-lion-air-crash-on-boeings-dangerous-airplane-186708">recorder from a Lion Air plane</a> more than two months after the Boeing Co 737 MAX jet crashed into the sea near Jakarta, killing all 189 on board, an official said on Monday.

"It's been found, but we have not received information of the location yet," Haryo Satmiko, deputy chief of Indonesia's transport safety committee (KNKT), said by text message.

The cockpit voice recorder is one of the<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/will-provide-answers-after-investigation-into-lion-air-crash-is-over-boeing-to-wion-185379"> two so-called black boxes crucial </a>for the investigation of a plane crash. The flight data recorder was retrieved three days after the crash, providing insight into aircraft systems and crew inputs, although the cause has yet to be determined.

Contact with flight JT610 was lost 13 minutes after it took off on October&nbsp;29 from Jakarta heading north to the tin-mining town of Pangkal Pinang.

The main wreckage and the CVR, one of two so-called black boxes, were not recovered in an initial search. Lion Air said in December it was funding a $2.64 million search using the offshore supply ship MPV Everest.

Lion Air's decision to foot the bill for the search is a rare test of global norms regarding search independence, as such costs are typically paid by governments.

A preliminary report by KNKT focused on airline maintenance and training and the response of a Boeing anti-stall system to a recently replaced sensor but did not give a cause for the crash.

The family of the Indonesian co-pilot of the flight filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against Boeing in Chicago, adding to litigation piling up against the planemaker.

The lawsuit alleges that the Lion Air-operated Boeing 737 MAX jet was unreasonably dangerous because its sensors provided inconsistent information to both the pilots and the aircraft.

At least two other lawsuits have been filed against Boeing in Chicago by relatives of victims.

Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air plane more than two months after the Boeing Co 737 MAX jet crashed into the sea near Jakarta, killing all 189 on board, an official said on Monday.

Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air plane more than two months after the Boeing Co 737 MAX jet crashed into the sea near Jakarta, killing all 189 on board, an official said on Monday. "It's been found, but we have not received information of the location yet," Haryo Satmiko, deputy chief of Indonesia's transport safety committee (KNKT), said by text message. The cockpit voice recorder is one of the two so-called black boxes crucial for the investigation of a plane crash. The flight data recorder was retrieved three days after the crash, providing insight into aircraft systems and crew inputs, although the cause has yet to be determined. Contact with flight JT610 was lost 13 minutes after it took off on October 29 from Jakarta heading north to the tin-mining town of Pangkal Pinang. The main wreckage and the CVR, one of two so-called black boxes, were not recovered in an initial search. Lion Air said in December it was funding a $2.64 million search using the offshore supply ship MPV Everest. Lion Air's decision to foot the bill for the search is a rare test of global norms regarding search independence, as such costs are typically paid by governments. A preliminary report by KNKT focused on airline maintenance and training and the response of a Boeing anti-stall system to a recently replaced sensor but did not give a cause for the crash. The family of the Indonesian co-pilot of the flight filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against Boeing in Chicago, adding to litigation piling up against the planemaker. The lawsuit alleges that the Lion Air-operated Boeing 737 MAX jet was unreasonably dangerous because its sensors provided inconsistent information to both the pilots and the aircraft. At least two other lawsuits have been filed against Boeing in Chicago by relatives of victims.

Lion Air cockpit voice recorder found, no information on location yet: Indonesia

Indonesian TV shows divers bringing crashed jet's black box to boat

Egyptian investigators said on Saturday the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 was now in a condition to extract recordings. 
 
The investigative committee said in a statement that, after repairs, the CVR was in a condition to retrieve information that could help explain why the Airbus A320 jet plunged into the sea on May 19, killing all 66 people on board. 
 
The committee said its members were planning to return to Cairo to continue reading and analysing the flight data recorder and CVR at the central department for aircraft accidents at Egypt&#39;s Ministry of Civil Aviation. 
 
(Reuters)

The information may help explain why the Airbus A320 jet plunged into the sea

Egyptian investigators said on Saturday the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 was now in a condition to extract recordings. The investigative committee said in a statement that, after repairs, the CVR was in a condition to retrieve information that could help explain why the Airbus A320 jet plunged into the sea on May 19, killing all 66 people on board. The committee said its members were planning to return to Cairo to continue reading and analysing the flight data recorder and CVR at the central department for aircraft accidents at Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation. (Reuters)

Egypt investigators to fix voice recorder from crashed jet that killed 66