Icing Of Engines Likely Cause Of AirAsia Crash, Says Indonesia’s Meteorological Agency

Jan. 5, 2015

An initial report on the website of BMKG suggested the weather at the time the plane went down sparked the disaster after it appeared to fly into storm clouds.

Source The Guardian

“Based on the available data received on the location of the aircraft’s last contact, the weather was the triggering factor behind the accident,” said the report.

Weather was the “triggering factor” in the crash of AirAsia flight 8501 with icing likely causing engine damage, Indonesia’s meteorological agency said on Sunday, as bad weather continued to hinder rescue efforts.

The Airbus A320-200 crashed into the Java Sea a week ago carrying 162 people from Indonesia’s second city Surabaya to Singapore, and relief workers are hunting for the “black box” flight data recorders to determine the cause of the crash.

The search teams from several countries including the United States and Russia recovered another body on Sunday, bringing the total to 31.

They also found another major part of the aircraft to add to the four discovered on Saturday but rough seas again forced them to abandon their efforts early.

An initial report on the website of BMKG, Indonesia’s meteorological agency, suggested the weather at the time the plane went down sparked the disaster after it appeared to fly into storm clouds.

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