Massive Operation Search For Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Aircraft Is Still Underway, DPR Has Talked About Calling The Ministry Of Transportation

JAKARTA - A massive search operation for the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft is still underway. A joint team from Basarnas, Polri, TNI and other authorities are still combing Lancang Island and Pulai Laki where it is suspected that the Sriwijaya Air plane crashed.

However, the DPR has issued a statement that they will summon the Ministry of Transportation for this incident. This statement was conveyed by Deputy Chairman of Commission V DPR RI Syarief Abdullah Alkadrie said Commission V DPR would immediately call the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) to ask for an explanation regarding the crash of the Sriwijaya Air SJ 182 plane in the Thousand Islands. "We will invite and call the Ministry of Transportation as the regulatory holder, aviation authorities and companies to inquire about the incident, "said Syarief to Antara, Saturday, January 9 evening. He explained that the DPR had just started the III Session Period for the 2020-2021 Session Year on Monday, January 11. Therefore, the agenda of the Working Meeting with the Ministry of Transportation, aviation authorities, and airlines will be held after the opening of the trial period. Syarief assessed that the meeting was very urgent to be carried out immediately because there was a lot of confusing news related to the crash of the Sriwijaya Air plane. It had been damaged since flying from Makassar, repaired then flew again to Jakarta, then to Pontianak and finally there was an accident, "he said. According to him, Commission V DPR also wanted to know whether the accident was related to human error (" human error ") or due to Aircraft engine trouble ("trouble engine"). The NasDem Party politician did not deny that there were internal problems in Sriwijaya so that flight supervision was not optimal from the airline which, for example, caused components related to flight conditions to not be fulfilled. supervision is not maximal from the airline even du lu some components related to flight conditions on certain days cannot be fulfilled, for example the number of employees is reduced. That's a report that has been submitted to us so we will ask for information from the Ministry of Transportation, "he said.

Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft took off at 14:36 WIB, Saturday, January 9. One minute later the plane was at an altitude of 1,700 feet and allowed to rise to an altitude of 29,000 feet following instrument standards

"At 14:40 Sriwijaya did not go to 075 degrees but to the northwest, therefore ATC was asked to report the direction of the plane. Not long after, in a matter of seconds, SJY 182 disappeared from radar, "said Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Saturday, January 9.

There were 62 passengers including the crew of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft. Of the total passengers, there are 7 children and 3 babies. The Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft had its departure delayed. The reason was the heavy rain.

The black bag found allegedly linked to the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft was opened by the joint Basarnas team and related parties including the Police. There appeared to be debris and cables.

"What was informed this afternoon as a part of the debris debris of the aircraft we brought here was brought by one of the Basarnas sea riders and later we will inform the KNKT and coordinate with DVI," said Kabasarnas Marshal Madya Bagus Puruhito in an interview broadcast by Metro TV. , Sunday, January 10 in the morning.

This finding was reported by the Pospol in Lancang Island, Seribu Islands. This location is the coordinate point for the Sriwijaya Air plane, the Jakarta-Pontianak route, lost contact.

"We cannot suppose (the found items) are still waiting for the KNKT and DVI and we contact Sriwijaya technicians," said Bagus.

From the picture, you can see the blue flakes as well as the cables. There are parts of the findings that are put into an orange body bag. But there is no further information from the location of the JICT2 Command Post, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta