Air India Crash Black Box Investigation: The investigation of Air India’s Boeing 787 aircraft crashed as soon as he flew from Ahmedabad Airport has now reached a new turn. Till now everyone was hopeful that the real truth of the accident would come out from the black box. However, the aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has now raised its hands.
According to sources, the black box has suffered a lot of damage due to the fire after the accident, due to which it is not possible to remove data from it in India. The AAIB laboratory in Delhi was built last year, but it is not yet so equipped that the data can be removed from the damaged black box. Therefore, the flight data recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Records (CVR) of the black box will now be sent to the US for investigation.
Aaib will remain monitored
According to a senior official, now the FDR and CVR of Black Box will be investigated in the laboratory of the National Safety Transport Board (NTSB) in Washington. The recovered data during the investigation will be shared with AAIB. According to international rules, where the accident has happened, the responsibility of investigation is also from the same country. Therefore, the NTSB team will take the black box to its laboratory under the supervision of Indian officials, so that all the rules can be followed.
Britain will also be involved in investigation
The official said that in this investigation, officials of the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch will also be present, as 53 British citizens were among those killed in the accident. According to the investigators, FDRs get technical data like flight, speed, height, engine performance, while CVR’s interaction from the CVR, information about the alert in the cockpit is revealed. This can clear the picture of every second before and after the accident.
How much will you have to wait for the truth
The senior official said that it may take two days to several months to extract data in view of the loss of the recorder. Experts must separate the chip from the circuit board so that there is not much damage. The status of electronic circuits will also be investigated. At present, investigators are also trying to find out whether the flap of the wings was open correctly, why the landing gear came down and there was no disturbance in the fuel or electronic failure, which stopped the engine.
