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==Investigation==
==Investigation==
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Lion Air CEO, Edward Sirait, said that technical problems, which had been reported after the flight of the aircraft on the night before the accident, had been addressed in accordance with maintenance manuals issued by the manufacturer. Engineers had declared that the aircraft was ready for takeoff on the morning of the accident.<ref>Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Arya Dipa, {{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/10/30/investigators-must-examine-lion-airs-claim-to-have-resolved-technical-problem-expert.html|title=Investigators mush examine Lion Air's claim to have resolved technical problem: Expert|publisher=The Jakarta Post, 30 October 2018|accessdate=31 October 2018}}</ref>
Lion Air CEO, Edward Sirait, said that technical problems, which had been reported after the flight of the aircraft on the night before the accident, had been addressed in accordance with maintenance manuals issued by the manufacturer. Engineers had declared that the aircraft was ready for takeoff on the morning of the accident.<ref>Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Arya Dipa, {{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/10/30/investigators-must-examine-lion-airs-claim-to-have-resolved-technical-problem-expert.html|title=Investigators mush examine Lion Air's claim to have resolved technical problem: Expert|publisher=The Jakarta Post, 30 October 2018|accessdate=31 October 2018}}</ref>


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Lion Air Flight 610
Picture of the aircraft
PK-LQP, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in September 2018
Accident
Date29 October 2018 (2018-10-29)
SummaryCrashed into ocean 13 minutes after take off, under investigation
SiteJava Sea, off the north coast of Karawang Regency, Indonesia
5°46′15″S 107°07′16″E / 5.77083°S 107.12111°E / -5.77083; 107.12111
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737 MAX 8
OperatorLion Air
IATA flight No.JT610
ICAO flight No.LNI610
Call signLION INTER 610
RegistrationPK-LQP
Flight originSoekarno–Hatta International Airport
Jakarta, Indonesia
DestinationDepati Amir Airport
Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia
Passengers181
Crew8
Fatalities189 (all)[1]
Survivors0
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200km
124miles
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Crash site
Crash site
Depati Amir Airport
Depati Amir Airport
Soekarno–Hatta Intl AP
Soekarno–Hatta Intl AP
Lion Air Flight 610's flight route

Lion Air Flight 610 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by the Indonesian airline Lion Air from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta to Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang that crashed 13 minutes after takeoff on 29 October 2018.[2][3] Wreckage from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft was found in the Java Sea, off the coast of Java.[4] All 189 passengers and crew were killed in the accident.[5]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, registration PK-LQP, manufacturer's serial number 43000, powered by two CFM International LEAP engines.[6] The aircraft was leased from CMIG Aviation Capital and delivered new to Lion Air on 13 August 2018.[7][8] At the time of the accident, the aircraft had flown about 800 hours in service.[9] This is the first accident involving a 737 MAX since the type's entry into service on 22 May 2017.[10] The accident is the deadliest involving a Boeing 737.[11]

Flight details and accident

The aircraft took off from Jakarta on 29 October 2018 at 6:20 am local time (28 October 2018, 23:20 UTC) and was scheduled to arrive at Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang at 7:20 am.[12] It took off in a westward direction before circling around to a northeasterly heading, which it held until crashing offshore northeast of Jakarta in waters estimated to be up to 35 metres (115 ft) deep.[13][14] According to an official at Pangkal Pinang's search and rescue office, the flight crew had requested clearance to return to the Jakarta airport 19 kilometres (10 nmi) into the flight.[15][16] The accident site was located 34 kilometres (18 nmi) off the coast of the Karawang Regency on the island of Java.[17]

Communication between ATC and Flight 610 was abruptly lost at 06:33 am.[18] ATC immediately informed authorities about the incident and the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency deployed three ships and a helicopter to the area.[19] At 07:30 am, the agency received reports that Flight 610 had crashed several kilometres from a Pertamina oil platform.[20] Platform workers reportedly saw that the aircraft had crashed with a high nose down angle.[21] Ships from the platform were immediately deployed. Debris from the crashed aircraft was found shortly after.[22]

Passengers and crew

According to Indonesian officials, there were 189 people on board the aircraft: 181 passengers (178 adults, 1 child and 2 babies), as well as six cabin crew and two pilots.[26] Officials confirmed that all 189 passengers and crew on board had been killed.[27]

Crew

Lion Air identified the flight's captain as an Indian national, Bhavye Suneja, who had flown for the airline for more than seven years and had logged about 6,000 hours of flight time;[28] and the co-pilot as Harvino, an Indonesian, [29] who had logged about 5,000 hours of flight time.[4][30]

Passengers

Twenty Ministry of Finance employees,[14] ten Audit Board of Indonesia employees,[31] two auditors from the Finance and Development Inspection Agency [id],[32] seven Bangka Belitung Regional People's Representative Council members,[33] three public attorneys,[34] and three judges of Indonesia's High Court and National Court[35] were among the passengers. There were two confirmed foreigners among those on board: the pilot from India and an Italian citizen, former professional cyclist Andrea Manfredi.[5][36]

Response

A search and rescue operation was deployed by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), with assistance from the Indonesian Air Force[37] and the Indonesian Navy[38]. Basarnas dispatched about 150 people in boats and helicopters to the site of the accident.[13] Civilian vessels also responded to the reports of a downed aircraft, and the crew of a tugboat reported to authorities in Tanjung Priok that they had witnessed an aircraft crash at 6:45 a.m. and located debris in the water at 7:15 am.[12][39] Debris believed to be from the aircraft was found near an offshore production platform near the accident site.[40] The Indonesian Agency for Assessment and Application for Technology deployed the Baruna Jaya research ship, which had been previously deployed during the search for Adam Air Flight 574 and Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501.[41]

A spokesperson for the agency confirmed to reporters that the aircraft had crashed,[39] though as of about 9:00 a.m. a Tanjung Priok official said that no information had emerged about the condition of the people on board.[42] Muhammad Syaugi, head of Basarnas, later confirmed that there had been casualties, without specifying a number.[13]

In response to the crash, the Indonesian Transportation Ministry set up crisis center in Jakarta and Pangkal Pinang[43]. Lion Air also offered free flights for the families of the victims to Jakarta. On 30 October, more than 90 relatives were flown to Jakarta for the identification of the victims.[44] The government of the Karawang Regency sent 15 ambulances for the evacuation process of the victims.[45]

The chief executive officer of Lion Air, Edward Sirait, said the same aircraft had reported a "technical issue" on Sunday night (before this flight was a flight from Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta), but had been cleared to fly on Monday. He said he would not ground the nine other MAX 8 aircraft in Lion Air's fleet.[14][46] On 30 October, however, Indonesia's Transportation Ministry ordered all of the country's airlines to conduct emergency inspections on their Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The ministry would also launch a special audit on Lion Air to see if there were problems with its management system.[47]

On 31 October, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi temporarily suspended Lion Air’s technical director Muhammad Arif from his duties and made it clear that his suspension was related to the crash investigation. Budi said the ministry had also suspended an unspecified number of Lion Air technicians who had cleared JT-610 to fly on its final flight.[48]

Recovery operations

On 29 October, authorities said that all on board were presumed dead and that the first human remains had been recovered.[49] Divers had located fragments of the aircraft's fuselage and assorted debris, but had yet to find the onboard flight recorders.[49]

On 30 October, six body bags had been used to recover human remains.[50] The following day, it was reported that transponder "pings" had been detected, no further than 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the group of eight current search points, which were possibly from the underwater locator beacon of the aircraft data recorders.[51]

Investigation

Lion Air CEO, Edward Sirait, said that technical problems, which had been reported after the flight of the aircraft on the night before the accident, had been addressed in accordance with maintenance manuals issued by the manufacturer. Engineers had declared that the aircraft was ready for takeoff on the morning of the accident.[52]

The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) reported that the weather during the crash was good, with winds at 5 knots from the northwest. Visibility was good with no cumulonimbus cloud.[53]

A team from Boeing and the US government arrived on 31 October to help with the investigation. Boeing provided a technician and an engineer. The team from the US government consisted of members of the National Transportation Safety Board. A team from Singapore, which had already arrived on the night of 29 October, were to provide assistance in recovering the aircraft data recorders.[54]

The aircraft reportedly had been used during the Bali to Jakarta flight on the day before the crash. Passengers on that flight recounted that the plane had suffered an engine problem and were told not to board the plane as engineers tried to fix the problem. While the plane was enroute to Jakarta, the flight had problems with its altitude, with passengers stating that it was like "a roller-coaster ride"[55] This, however, was proven to be false and was later clarified[56].

Aviation experts noted that there were some abnormalities on the altitude and the airspeed of Flight 610. Between 2 minutes and 3 minutes into the flight, the plane had dropped for about 500 ft and its airspeed fluctuated. The mean airspeed of Flight 610 was around 300 knots, which was considered by experts to be unusual as, typically, flights at an altitude of lower than 8,000 ft doesn't have that much speed.[57][58]

See also

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