Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Aircraft Made In 1994, NTSC: No Matter What Age It Is, If It Is Cared For, There Is No Problem

ILLUSTRATION / Sriwijaya Air Aircraft (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft, a Boeing 737 524, crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands, Jakarta. The age of the plane on the Jakarta-Pontianak route is already 25 years old.

"If the question is about the age of the aircraft, the first type of aircraft is Boeing 737-524, the age of the aircraft was made in 1994, approximately 25-26 years. So no matter what in general, if the aircraft is maintained according to the applicable regulations, in this case the Director General of Civil Aviation, there should be no problem. We are currently collecting data on aircraft, ”said the Head of the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) Soerjanto Tjahjono, Saturday, January 9 evening.

Meanwhile, Sriwijaya Air President Director Jefferson Irwin Jauwena said the plane with flight code SJ-182 that crashed around the Thousand Islands was in good health and had no problems.

"If the plane is in good health, before going back and forth to Pontianak and there should be no problem. Reports from maintenance are all smooth," Jefferson said in a press conference at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, Tangerang, Banten which was broadcast on KompasTV, Saturday, January 9th.

He also said the delay or delay that occurred for 30 minutes before the flight was not caused by a malfunction of the aircraft engine. This delay occurred due to bad weather on the flight route to be traversed.

"Delay due to heavy rain. That's why it comes before boarding," he said.

Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport, at 14:36 WIB, Saturday, January 9. One minute later the plane to Pontianak was at an altitude of 1,700 feet and was allowed to rise to an altitude of 29 thousand 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 for 30 minutes. The reason was the heavy rain.

Aircraft Debris

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.