As search teams continued gathering wreckage, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson voiced confidence in the ability of the aviation community to learn what went wrong.
, pointed to the strong safety record of Boeing’s Next Generation fleet of 737 passenger planes in a television interview.
Asked about skepticism that Chinese authorities will allow a transparent review of what happened, Dickson said, “I’m confident we’ll get to the root cause of the crash.” The Chinese news agency said workers were excavating a broad area as they search for evidence, including the second black box, a digital flight data recorder that would hold a detailed digital record of the plane’s movements and systems as well as the actions of its pilots. The cockpit voice recorder, which can shed light on conversations among pilots and other crew, was found this week and authorities are working to retrieve its contents.
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