NTSC: The Engine Starts When Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Falls Into The Water

ILLUSTRATION / Sriwijaya Air Aircraft (DOK. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) Soerjanto Tjahjono said the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane crashed into the waters of the Thousand Islands with the engine running.

He conveyed this in a meeting at a working meeting with related parties with Commission V DPR RI regarding the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 accident.

"The findings on the aircraft turbine show the consistency that the aircraft is still alive before hitting the water," Soerjanto said in a meeting broadcast on the official Facebook of the Indonesian Parliament, Wednesday, February 3.

This indication of the aircraft engine was still alive when the plane crashed into the water because the turbine was found to be out of order.

"All of this then indicates that when it has an impact on water, the engine is still running," he said.

Soerjanto also explained that the findings of maintenance data from the aircraft maintenance log did not find any records of aircraft damage, especially on the same day as the unlucky flight.

"Data from the aircraft maintenance logbook did not reveal any aircraft damage on the four flights on January 9," he said.

It is known that the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft turbine was found on January 10, or the day after the plane crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands.

The Sriwijaya Air plane registered number PK-CLC SJ 182 for the Jakarta-Pontianak route lost contact on Saturday, January 9 at around 14:40 WIB and crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands between Lancang Island and Laki Island.

Based on manifest data, the aircraft produced in 1994 carried 62 people consisting of 50 passengers and 12 crew members. Of these, 40 adults, seven children, three babies. Meanwhile, the 12 crew consists of six active crews and six extra crews.

Of the total 62 passengers on the unlucky plane, the total identified by the Police Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Team was 58 people.