The records "are in good condition and we are now examining the data," said Friday (January 15th) Soerjanto Tjahjono, head of the Indonesian Transport Safety Committee who is helping to investigate the causes of the accident.

The black box which records the flight parameters was recovered at sea on Tuesday and could give valuable clues to understanding the causes of the disaster.

Sriwijaya Air's Boeing 737-500 suddenly fell, shortly after takeoff on Saturday, some 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) in less than a minute and plunged into the Java Sea.

Divers are always looking for the second black box on the device, which contains cockpit voice recordings.

Investigators are also looking to recover human remains, pieces of the fuselage and debris from the Boeing at sea.

3,000 people mobilized for research

Some 3,000 people are mobilized, as well as dozens of boats and helicopters, for this research off Jakarta.

The authorities have not advanced at this stage an explanation for this crash of a 26 year old plane.

They explained that the crew had not issued a distress signal before the accident and that the aircraft was probably still intact when it touched the water.

The investigation could take several months.

The regional company Sriwijaya Air has not experienced any major accidents since its inception in 2003, but the airline industry in Indonesia has experienced regular disasters in recent years and several airlines from that country have been banned in Europe until in 2018.

With AFP

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