Confusion Over Second Black Box of Crashed Chinese Passenger Plane

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Confusion is arising over whether the second black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane, which crashed carrying 132 passengers, has been recovered.

Bloomberg reported on the 25th that "local media China Civil Aviation Network reported that 'the second black box of the crashed plane was found,' but suddenly deleted the article from their WeChat account."

Accordingly, the recovery status of the flight data recorder (FDR), which was unrecovered among the two black boxes, remains unclear. The Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua News Agency reported that "the second black box was not found in the crashed plane."

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

If both black boxes are secured, the investigation into the cause of the accident, including the aircraft's sudden descent at the time of the crash, could gain momentum.

Earlier, on the 23rd, one of the black boxes, the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), was found and is currently being analyzed. Bloomberg reported that "authorities believe the first black box may have been damaged in the crash."

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