One Black Box Recovered from Eastern China Accident

Chinese authorities also call for a two-week safety standdown.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 02:48 PM ET

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The aircraft involved in the accident is equipped with two flight recorders: one records flight data the other is a cockpit voice recorder. [File Photo: Shutterstock]

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A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 carrying 132 people crashed in southern China with no survivors found, marking the country's worst aviation accident in 30 years.
Investigators have recovered one heavily damaged black box from the crash site, though its type is unknown, and no distress calls were made prior to the aircraft's unexplained steep dive from cruising altitude.
In response, China Eastern has grounded its remaining 737-800 fleet, and Chinese aviation authorities have ordered a two-week safety inspection across the nation's entire civil aviation industry.

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One of the black boxes from the Boeing 737-800 that crashed in southern China on Monday has been found.

Recovery crews are still poring over the wreckage of China Eastern Flight MU 5735, looking for clues as to what caused the jet to go down. There were 123 passengers and nine crew members aboard the aircraft. No survivors have been found. The accident is the worst in Chinese aviation in 30 years.