Air crash: Voice recorder of ill-fated plane sent to S'pore for analysis, says Loke


PUTRAJAYA: The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the aircraft that crashed near Shah Alam on Thursday (Aug 17) has been sent to a laboratory in Singapore for analysis, says Anthony Loke.

The Transport Minister said the Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) faced difficulties in retrieving data from the charred CVR, whose memory puck was still intact.

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