The AZAL aircraft had a two-hour flight recorder - Talgat Lastaev
According to Vice Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan Talgat Lastaev, the AZAL airline aircraft that crashed near Aktau was equipped with a flight data recorder capable of storing two hours of information. Talgat Lastaev revealed this information in an exclusive interview for the Kazinform News Agency podcast BIZDIÑ ORTA.
He explained:
“Typically, these two recorders are located in the tail section of the aircraft. Specifically, for this aircraft [Embraer E190 – editor’s not], both recorders have been found and are currently being transported for decoding. This particular aircraft is equipped with a recorder that captures two hours of crew and aircraft activity. The investigation will have a nearly complete picture of events.”
The podcast guest also clarified:
“Black boxes’ are divided into two types. The first is the voice recorder, known as the CVR (Cockpit Voice Recorder). It records everything that happens, including all voice communications and audio conversations between crew members. From the moment the aircraft starts its flight; this recorder automatically logs all these parameters: what the crew says, how they respond, and so on. The second recorder is technical, known as the FDR (Flight Data Recorder). It records the technical parameters of the aircraft, such as engine revolutions, oil pressure, and hydraulic pressure, the angle of joystick or rudder position, and aeronautical data.”
The full version of the exclusive interview will be available on the Kazinform YouTube channel and broadcast on the Jibek Joly television channel.
On December 25, an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) aircraft operating the Baku-Grozny flight crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan. There were 67 people on board, including five crew members. The incident resulted in the deaths of 38 passengers, while 29 people survived.
A government commission was established by a resolution of the Government of Kazakhstan to investigate the causes of the aviation disaster.
Later it was reported that Kazakhstan will send the black boxers retrieved from crashed Azerbaijan Airlines plane to Brazil.
On top of that, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) called for impartial and transparent investigation into Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near Kazakhstan’s Aktau.
