According to a summary of the findings, China's preliminary report into what caused a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 to crash into a mountain last month, killing all 132 people on board, provides a few new clues to help solve the mystery surrounding the country's worst air disaster in nearly three decades.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement Wednesday summarizing its findings that no abnormalities were detected in the maintenance records or flying circumstances at the time of the incident.
China Eastern Plane Crash Still a Mystery
Within 30 days following the March 21 incident, CAAC is obligated to submit a preliminary report to the International Civil Aviation Organization and all parties involved, including the United States, where the Boeing was made.
Investigators are now concentrating on putting together data to explain why the jet sped toward the ground before disintegrating on impact, with a last reported speed of 1,010 kilometers per hour (628 miles per hour). The CAAC stated that it had identified no anomalies in the flight's functioning before the tragedy.
According to the statement, data from the plane's badly damaged flight recorders, often known as black boxes, is still being collected and processed. The National Transportation Safety Board, a US organization that examines transportation accidents and is involved in the investigation, has aided with the download of data from the two recorders in its Washington, DC lab.
The preliminary study hasn't been made public, according to the CAAC, since it lacks any analysis or conclusions on the crash's cause. China has the option of keeping the information hidden under ICAO guidelines, however nations are encouraged to publish a final report within 12 months following a catastrophe, The Walls Street Journal reported.
No Abnormalities Found in China Plane Crash
Flight MU5735 was flying from Kunming in southwestern China to Guangzhou, a province capital and export industrial powerhouse near Hong Kong in the southeast, with 123 passengers and nine crew members.
Investigators will continue to expose debris to scientific testing in search of evidence, in addition to studying flight data, according to the article.
Following the incident, China Eastern and its subsidiaries grounded all of its Boeing 737-800s, totaling more than 200 planes, but have subsequently returned them to operation. The grounding was a precaution, according to the airline, and not a sign of a problem with the planes, which are among the most trusted by airlines throughout the globe, as per Fox News.
There were about 49,000 pieces of aircraft debris discovered. The cockpit voice recorder took two days to find, while the flight data recorder, which was buried five feet down, took six days.
Investigators will continue to expose debris to scientific testing in search of evidence, in addition to studying flight data, according to the article. Following the incident, China Eastern and its subsidiaries grounded all of its Boeing 737-800s, totaling more than 200 planes, but have subsequently returned them to operation.
The grounding was a precaution, as stated by the airline, and not a sign of a problem with the planes, which are among the most trusted by airlines throughout the globe, according to Daily Mail.
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