KUALA LUMPUR: The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Beechcraft Model 390 Premier 1 that crashed in Shah Alam last Thursday will be sent to its manufacturer in Florida, United States following difficulties faced by the Singaporean investigators to retrieve its data.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said there were several technical issues arising from the data extraction that required it to be sent to its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for further checks.
"This morning, I was informed the investigation team in Singapore had faced difficulties in extracting data from the memory puck of the cockpit voice recorder.
"Teleconference attempts were made between the lab in Singapore and its manufacturer to troubleshoot the issues but to no avail.
"Hence, the puck will then be sent to its manufacturer in Florida and arrangements will be made as soon as possible for the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) investigators to go there," he said during a Press conference after launching the Malaysia Aviation Safety Seminar 2023, here.
Yesterday, Loke said that the AAIB had faced difficulties in obtaining data from the badly damaged CVR.
He said the authorities managed to open the CVR and successfully removed the 'memory puck' component that contained the voice recording data from the plane.
As a result, a team of investigators from the Singapore Technical Transport Safety Bureau (TTSB) were helping local investigators retrieve the final 30 minutes of the voice recording data from the CVR.
Last Thursday, a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) six-seater aircraft registered as N28JV, crashed near Elmina, Shah Alam during its approach into Subang Airport from Langkawi.
The crash resulted in the loss of all eight individuals aboard the aircraft, and two road users.