Search continues for the flight data recorder

The search is on to locate the digital flight data recorder (DFDR) in Friday’s fateful UPS cargo plane crash in Dubai, which claimed the life of two pilots.

The flight’s cockpit voice recorder was located on Friday.

According to the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the recovery effort is on, along with an investigation into the aircraft structure, systems, engines and flight controls as part of the forensic evidence collecting and data capturing activities.

When contacted by Emirates 24|7, GCAA said there were no new details emerging from the crash of the Boeing 747–400.

The investigation team recovered the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) approximately six hours after the accident, with the two American pilots who died in the plane crash identified as Captain Doug Lampe of Louisville, Kentucky, and First Officer Matthew Bell of Sanford, Florida.

Meanwhile, a team from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will arrive in the UAE today to assist the GCAA team in the crash investigation.

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