Black Box of China Eastern Airlines Crash Passenger Plane Found... Will the Cause of the Accident Be Revealed? (Comprehensive)

Rescue workers are conducting search operations at the crash site of a China Eastern Airlines passenger plane.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane carrying 132 people that crashed while en route from Kunming to Guangzhou on the 21st has been found.

According to Chinese state media including the People's Daily on the 22nd, one of the black boxes from the crashed passenger plane was discovered at the accident site in Teng County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This is expected to accelerate the investigation into the cause of the sudden descent of the aircraft and the details of the accident.

However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the black box is the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) installed at the rear of the cabin or the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).

The China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735, carrying 123 passengers and 9 crew members, departed from Kunming, Yunnan Province, on the afternoon of the 21st and crashed in a mountainous area near Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region while heading to Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) investigation, the aircraft maintained a cruising altitude of 8,900 meters at 2:17 PM (local time) on the 21st as it entered the Guangzhou control zone, its scheduled destination. Around 2:20 PM, air traffic controllers noticed the aircraft's altitude rapidly dropping and immediately attempted multiple calls. However, the aircraft reportedly did not respond. About three minutes later, the aircraft disappeared from radar and was eventually found crashed.

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