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INDIA’S civil aviation ministry says investigators have recovered flight recorder data from the Air India crash, marking a key step in the probe.
At least 270 people died when the London-bound plane crashed less than a minute after taking off on June 12 from Ahmedabad Airport in western India.
Investigators had earlier recovered both sets of Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorders (EAFRs) – the “black boxes” – from the Boeing 787 crash site on June 13 and June 16.
It could be several weeks before government is able to release information gathered from the recorders.
Data recorders track with high precision the position of gear and flap levers, thrust settings, engine performance, fuel flow and even fire handle activation.
The data can be used to reconstruct the flight’s final moments and determine the cause of the crash.
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) captures pilot radio calls, individual mic audio, and ambient cockpit sounds via an area microphone.
The aviation ministry said data from the recorder was accessed on Wednesday by a team led by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau with the US National Transportation Safety Board.
