Flight knowledge recorder recovered from US Navy airplane that overshot the runway close to Honolulu
KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — The flight knowledge recorder of a big U.S. Navy airplane that overshot a runway and ended up in the water near Honolulu this week has been recovered because the army continues to plan for the plane’s elimination.
The Navy’s Plane Mishap Board is investigating on scene at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, making an attempt to find out the reason for the accident and any contributing elements, the Navy stated Friday in an announcement.
Sailors from a cellular diving and salvage unit retrieved the info recorder Thursday and performed a hydrographic survey to evaluate the P-8A airplane’s structural integrity.
The survey additionally assessed the coral and marine setting across the airplane, which is able to help them in minimizing impression throughout its elimination, the Navy stated.
Kaneohe Bay residents have expressed concerns about doable coral reef injury and different potential hurt from gas or different chemical compounds within the space, which is about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) from an historical fishing level.
The Navy stated it has put major and secondary containment booms across the airplane, together with different absorbent supplies. Specifically skilled personnel are monitoring the world 24 hours a day.
There have been no accidents to the 9 folks aboard the airplane throughout Monday’s accident on the base, which is situated about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Honolulu on Oahu.
The P-8A is usually used to hunt for submarines and for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. It’s manufactured by Boeing and shares many elements with the 737 industrial jet.
The airplane belongs to the Skinny Dragons of Patrol Squadron 4, stationed at Whidbey Island in Washington state. Patrol squadrons had been as soon as based mostly at Kaneohe Bay however now deploy to Hawaii on a rotating foundation.
One other crew from Washington state, the VP-40 Combating Marlins, arrived Thursday to imagine homeland protection protection, the Navy stated.
