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On March 21st, a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737800, registration B1791, operating flight MU5735 was affected in Tengxian, China after descending up to 30,000 feet per minute. After a preliminary inspection, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) reported that all 123 passengers and 9 crew members on board the plane died in the impact.
In the last few hours, new information has been provided that will gradually lead the experts to determine the causes of the accident. Among the above, audio was uncovered where air traffic controllers attempted to make contact with the China Eastern 737 but were unsuccessful.
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The video shown is shared by the Robin Xu YouTube channel and in it we can see Zhunhai air traffic controllers trying to communicate with the pilots of flight MU5735. Not having an answer, they ask the pilots of flight CZ3764 to do so China South Airlines and to the pilots of flight FM9256 from Shanghai Airlines seek communication with their colleagues on the China Eastern 737. However, none of them manage to get an answer to their call.
So far, the causes of the sudden descent that caused the China Eastern plane to crash from an altitude of 29,000 feet in just two minutes are unknown. However, investigations are moving forward thanks to recent advances Discovery of one of the Boeing 737800 recorders the Chinese airline.
In a press conference, the CAAC reported that rescue teams used one of the two tape recorders, known colloquially as “black boxes“. This is the Voice Recorder (Cockpit Voice Recorder CVR) that allows you to learn about what happened during flight MU5735, and specifically the minutes before the impact of the 737 registration B1791.
One of the officers stated that there were 3 pilots on board (1 captain with 6,079 flight hours and two first officers with 31, 769 and 556 respectively). He added that all three have good balance sheets, as well as good health and “relatively harmonious” lives. The latter is probably trying to blame one of the pilots by contemplating suicide.
Photo: via Twitter
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By: Ingrid Gil
aviation surcharge. Degree in Sociology from FCPyS, UNAM. I have worked on research projects at ColMex and UNAM.
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