Black boxes of crashed DHL plane show no signs of illegal interference: Lithuanian authority

Vilnius (Lithuania), December 21: A preliminary analysis of the black boxes of the DHL cargo plane that crashed in Vilnius in November shows no signs of illegal interference, the Lithuanian Justice Ministry said on Friday.
"The safety investigation led by the Justice Ministry's Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Division confirms once again that the preliminary analysis of the Boeing 737-476 flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, along with evidence gathered at the crash site, found no signs of illegal interference," the ministry said in a press release.
According to the ministry, the retrieved data provided numerous technical parameters about the flight. The cockpit voice recorder captured the crew's conversations and background sounds in the cockpit.
"By retrieving certain flight parameters from the flight data recorder, it was possible to reconstruct the initial image of the aircraft's flight trajectory," the Baltic News Service reported.
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office is conducting a pre-trial investigation into the improper maintenance or repair of the aircraft and its systems, as well as possible violations of international aviation regulations.
The Justice Ministry said more details will be released as the investigation process permits.
Earlier this month, the Prosecutor General's Office announced that around 30 individuals had been questioned in the pre-trial investigation.
The Boeing 737-476 (SF) airplane belonged to Spanish airline Swift Air and was used by DHL for parcel deliveries. The plane was flying from Leipzig, Germany on Nov. 25 when it crashed into a residential building near the Vilnius airport. A pilot was killed, and three others injured in the crash near the airport in the Lithuanian capital.
The black boxes from the DHL cargo plane were sent to Germany to be decoded, authorities announced on Nov. 27.
Source: Xinhua News Agency