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The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) has been recovered from the Air India crash site in Ahmedabad, days after the black box (DFDR) was found on a rooftop.
Ahmedabad: NDRF and security personnel at the site of the Air India plane crash (Photo: PTI)
In a significant development with the ongoing investigations into the Air India plane crash, the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) has been recovered from the crash site in Ahmedabad.
This comes hours after Air India confirmed that it had successfully established contact with the next of kin of all passengers and crew.
CVR records radio transmissions and other sounds in the cockpit, such as conversations between the pilots and engine noises.
The DGCA said its enhanced inspection will include checks of various systems and a review of take-off parameters of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft of Air India, owned by the Tata Group.
Over 400 family members had already arrived in Ahmedabad and were being supported by dedicated teams on the ground.
A black box of the London-bound Air India flight was recovered on June 13 from the rooftop of the medical college hostel, where the plane had crashed.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), without giving details, had confirmed that the Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR), commonly known as the Black box, was recovered from the “rooftop” at the crash site.
The DFDR will help reconstruct the ill-fated flight’s final moments and is crucial to determining how the disaster occurred.
A horrific Air India plane crash led to the death of 241 onboard and another 24 people, including five MBBS students, on the ground. Forty-year-old British businessman from Leicester, Ramesh, was the sole survivor in the incident.
Ramesh said his astonishing escape was a combination of fortune and quick decision in identifying a crucial space amidst the wreckage and acting fast.
Talking to DD News a day after the air disaster, Ramesh, originally a native of the coastal town of Diu adjoining Gujarat, said his seat, 11A, was close to an emergency door on the left side of the ill-fated plane.
The aircraft came down seconds after take-off before falling inside the campus of the state-run BJ Medical College in Meghaninagar area and going up in flames.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the scene of the crash and met the injured at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. He spent around 20 minutes at the crash site.
As aviation experts discussed the possible causes of the crash, including loss of thrust in both engines of the 11-year-old aircraft, multiple bird strikes, or a potential flap issue, the Aviation watchdog DGCA ordered enhanced safety inspections of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet powered by GEnx engines.
There are 26 Boeing 787- 8s and 7 Boeing 787- 9s in the Air India fleet.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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