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KUALA LUMPUR – The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) audio of the doomed Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) was successfully extracted in the United States yesterday, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
He said analysis of the audio recording retrieved in the US is ongoing.
“We managed to retrieve the recording. It has the pilot’s voice, which has become a source of investigation.
“The data has been transmitted back (to Malaysia) via e-mail, and it is being analysed,” he said at the ministry today.
Loke said the voice recording is clear, especially in its final 30 minutes prior to the crash.
“The recording will be analysed, and a preliminary report will be issued approximately two weeks from now at the earliest,” he said.
The Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) had previously faced difficulties in retrieving data from the charred CVR, whose memory puck was still intact.
The team from the AAIB, which went to the aircraft manufacturer in Florida, had to send the data through email after being halted in the US by bad weather.
They are expected to return home by next week.
On August 17, the aircraft flying from Langkawi to Subang crashed onto the Guthrie Highway at about 2.50pm, killing all eight people on board, including Pahang state executive councillor Datuk Seri Johari Harun.
An e-hailing driver and a p-hailing rider on the highway also perished in the tragedy. – The Vibes, August 29, 2023
