Indonesian search-and-rescue teams have raised the tail of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed nearly two weeks ago, but have yet to locate the “black box” flight recorders.
The search for the recorders of Flight QZ8501, which crashed on December 28, continues.
Their recovery is essential to finding out the details of the incident that killed 162 people on board.
The tail was hoisted on Saturday from a depth of about 30 metres using inflatable bags that were attached to the rear of the Airbus A320 aircraft and a crane to lift it onto a rescue ship.
Intermittent underwater ping-like sounds were picked up on Friday about a kilometre from where the tail was located.
However, it was unclear if they were coming from the recorders located in the back of the aircraft.
It was possible the signals were coming from another source.
No metal was detected at the ping location, and Nurcahyo Utomo, a National Commission for Transportation Safety investigator, said the sounds could not be confirmed.
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