The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has requested any residents of Batam Island that might have recovered additional aircraft items, in particular similar to the portion of what looks like a geared disk (pictured above), to forward those items
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has requested any residents of Batam Island that might have recovered additional aircraft items, in particular similar to the portion of what looks like a geared disk (pictured above), to forward those items to the local police for retention.
The recovery of that disk could be crucial to a full understanding of the nature of the engine failure, and may have implications for the prevention of future similar occurrences, the agency says.
On Thursday, a Qantas A380 was rocked by two mid-air explosions, which took out an engine and rained debris on residents of the Indonesian island.
The incident occurred shortly after flight QF32 had taken off from Singapore after a stopover en route from Sydney to London.
The Indonesian Transportation Safety Committee has assisted the Australian aviation agency with the recovery of a number of items of debris from the Qantas A380 aircraft, and a portion of a recovered engine component has been prepared for on forwarding to the United Kingdom in the custody of the ATSB.
However, some Batam Islanders appeared to have prioritised showcasing salvaged parts for a local TV station, or to promote on Twitter offshoot Twipic, ahead of handing debris to their local cop shop.
Now, the ATSB is asking them to return the parts.
