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Indonesia probing whether faulty system contributed to Sriwijaya Air crash

An Indonesia Navy personnel loads the turbine of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the Java sea, to a truck on the last day of its search and rescue operation at the Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 21, 2021. [Reuters]

Indonesia’s air accident investigator is probing whether a problem with the autothrottle system, that controls engine power automatically, contributed to the Sriwijaya Air crash on January 9 that killed all 62 people on board, an official said on Friday.

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