Twenty-two days after a Pawan Hans helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea near Bombay High, the black box of the Dauphin aircraft that was taken to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) headquarters in Delhi remains untouched.
The black box will now be read by a team from Eurocopter, the manufacturer of the helicopter, in the first week of December. Senior DGCA officials confirmed that the black box — which was initially to be decoded by the DGCA — is waiting be opened and read by the helicopter manufacturer’s team. This comes after the authorities noticed that the damage to the black box was major.
“The manufacturer was supposed to be present in Delhi a few days after the wreckage was located, but their arrival was reportedly delayed due to the Paris attacks,” said a senior DGCA official. However, speaking to mid-day, an official from the French Embassy said, “There has been a general precautionary advisory issued to people travelling worldwide, and it’s not specific to any country.”
27/11/15 Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
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The black box will now be read by a team from Eurocopter, the manufacturer of the helicopter, in the first week of December. Senior DGCA officials confirmed that the black box — which was initially to be decoded by the DGCA — is waiting be opened and read by the helicopter manufacturer’s team. This comes after the authorities noticed that the damage to the black box was major.
“The manufacturer was supposed to be present in Delhi a few days after the wreckage was located, but their arrival was reportedly delayed due to the Paris attacks,” said a senior DGCA official. However, speaking to mid-day, an official from the French Embassy said, “There has been a general precautionary advisory issued to people travelling worldwide, and it’s not specific to any country.”
27/11/15 Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
