Crash data downloaded

Jakarta: Indonesian investigators have successfully downloaded information from the flight data recorder (FDR) of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea last week, its transport safety agency said yesterday.

Flight SJ 182 crashed into the Java Sea minutes after takeoff from Jakarta with 62 people on board on January 9, destroying the Boeing Co 737500.

The National Transportation Safety Committee said the data confirmed both of the plane's engines had been operating when the plane hit the water, as it had earlier stated based on the wreckage.

The maritime search for the plane's cockpit voice recorder continued yesterday. — Reuters.