Indonesian air crash investigators send plane parts to US, UK for checks

Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency personnel observe the newly-recovered debris, during the search and rescue operation for Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia January 15, 2021. [File, Reuters]

Indonesia’s air accident investigator has sent five components of a crashed Sriwijaya Air jet to the United States and Britain for examination, including the autothrottle that controls engine power automatically, the agency’s head said on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Boeing Co 737-500 crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta on Jan. 9, killing all 62 people on board.