Singapore transport security investigators found in Jakarta to aid with Sriwijaya Air crash
17 January, 2021
A workforce from Singapore's Transport Security Investigation Bureau is assisting with the probe in to the Sriwijaya Surroundings plane crash, said Singapore's Ministry of Transport on Sunday (Jan 17).
The two investigators found its way to Jakarta on Wednesday after Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee accepted Singapore's offer to help with the investigation.
Flight SJ182 lost connection with air traffic controllers minutes after removing from Jakarta during heavy rain on Jan 9. The Boeing 737-500 crashed in to the Java Sea, killing all 62 persons on board.
Singapore's Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said the two investigators will work with the Indonesian team to look at the recovered data and wreckage.
"Alexander Leong specialises in flight recorders and is working with the National Transportation Safety Committee’s team in Jakarta to check out recovered data.
"David Lim, a accredited aircraft maintenance engineer, is with the team at Tanjung Priok port looking through the wreckage that has been recovered up to now," said Mr Ong in a Facebook post on Sunday.
The pair have 18 years of air incident investigation experience between them, the minister said in a Facebook post.
Mr Ong added: "It really is meticulous, complex work. Some data was already recovered. We expect more positive developments in the coming days."
A team from the US National Transportation Safety Board is also in Jakarta to help with the investigation, Indonesian authorities said on Saturday.
The American team involves representatives from the US Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing and General Electric.
They joined the Singapore team at the search and rescue command centre at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta to view a few of the plane debris.
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