Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Body Fragments Were Found, The Shape Is So Small Like This

Photo of Ilham Apriyanto

JAKARTA - Slowly, fragments of body parts suspected to be from Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 have been found since the morning, Sunday, January 10. In fact, an iron plate with a pattern similar to Sriwijaya Air has been found.

The SAR team from the Indonesian Navy since morning has been doing dives in turns. This iron plate with Sriwijaya Air style and color was found at a depth of 15 meters. From the information collected, this iron was found in mud with a thickness of about 40 cm.

A special tool is needed to attach the iron fracture of the aircraft body to the ship. The reason is, apart from being heavy, these shards were also sharp on several sides because they were strongly suspected of being hit hard.

When viewed from its shape, it is difficult to deny that this is a part of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft that lost contact, January 9 at 14:40 WIB yesterday. But looking at more details about the fragments found, it's hard to imagine what actually happened to the plane.

The B737-500 has a wingspan of 28.9 meters. The length of this aircraft reaches 31 meters from nose to tail. But the debris found was very small compared to its original shape.

Earlier at 10.00 WIB, the team also managed to find iron plates. This metal slab is no bigger than an adult. The fracture of these iron plates is irregular. The joint SAR team also found iron that resembled the wheels of an airplane. However, the shape is no longer regular. Because on some sides it is no longer smooth, aka damaged as if it had been hit by a strong blow.

The Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Jakarta-Pontianak aircraft carried 62 people consisting of 50 passengers and 12 crew. Of these, 40 adults, seven children, three babies. Meanwhile, the 12 crew consists of six active crews and six extra crews.

Previously, the Sriwijaya Air plane numbered SJ-182 reportedly lost contact at 14:40 WIB after four minutes of flying leaving Soekarno-Hatta Airport. The plane lost contact while flying over 10,000 feet in less than a minute.

Meanwhile, the President Director of Sriwijaya Air, Jefferson Irwin Jauwena, said the Sriwijaya SJ-182 aircraft was airworthy. "The aircraft is in good health," he said.

He said before the SJ-182 flew, it was declared not to have suffered any damage. Before contact was lost, the Sriwijaya Air aircraft had flown to Pontianak and Pangkalpinang. When flying to Pontianak the second time there should be no problem.