Sriwijaya Air Crash Probe Eyes Autothrottle"Investigators are looking into the possibility that an autothrottle problem contributed to the fatal crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 near Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 9, 2021. While the data has not been made public, information from the Boeing 737-500’s flight data recorder allegedly indicates that the system was causing one engine to produce more thrust than the other prior to the accident. It has also been reported that pilots on an earlier flight in the same aircraft experienced an autothrottle malfunction.
The accident aircraft returned to flight on Dec. 19 following nine months on the ground due to coronavirus-related air travel reductions.
Authorities suspended the search for victims of the accident on Thursday, with all 62 people on board presumed dead. The search for the cockpit voice recorder continues."
Interesting comment about the people on board. Does that mean that no remains were found?
Was the impact area small? It seems odd that the Cockpit Voice Recorder has not been found.