Lion Air Boeing had a technical issue fixed day before fatal flight
Divers have recovered more remains and wreckage, but the crucial black box recorders are still missing
Jakarta — Indonesian search teams recovered more remains on Tuesday at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea on Monday with 189 people aboard. A report said it had suffered an instrument malfunction the day before. The Boeing-737 MAX, which went into service just months ago, crashed into the Java Sea moments after it had asked to return to Jakarta on Monday. Flight JT 610 sped up as it suddenly lost altitude and then vanished from radar 12 minutes after take-off, with authorities saying witnesses saw the jet plunge into the water. Dozens of divers are taking part in the recovery effort. Search teams have filled 10 body bags with limbs and other human remains, Muhammad Syaugi, chief of the Indonesian national search and rescue agency told Metro TV, saying they would be taken to Jakarta for identification and DNA testing. The remains of a baby were among those found, according to national deputy police chief Ari Dono Sukmanto. Another 14 bags filled with debris ...
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