Adam Air Flight 574 (KI-574) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Adam Air between Surabaya (SUB) and Manado (MDC) in Indonesia^[1] which disappeared near Polewali in Sulawesi on January 1, 2007.^[2] The plane, a Boeing 737-4Q8, was ultimately determined to have crashed into the ocean, from which some smaller pieces of wreckage have been recovered. The flight recorders ("black boxes") were retrieved from the ocean on August 28, 2007, while salvage efforts for some larger pieces of wreckage are continuing.^[3] All 102 people on board are missing and presumed dead. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. ... Majene is a town in West Sulawesi province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Majene Regency. ... Sulawesi (formerly more commonly known as Celebes, IPA: a Portuguese-originated form of the name) is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. ... Juanda International Airport (Indonesian: ) (IATA: SUB, ICAO: WARR), is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. ... Sam Ratulangi Airport (IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM), also known as Manado Airport, is located in North Sulawesi, 17 km south of Manado. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... An Adam Air Boeing 737-400 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... An Adam Air Boeing 737-400 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. ... Location of Surabaya in Indonesia Coordinates: , Country Province Area  - Total 459. ... Juanda International Airport (Indonesian: ) (IATA: SUB, ICAO: WARR), is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. ... Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. ... Sam Ratulangi Airport (IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM), also known as Manado Airport, is located in North Sulawesi, 17 km south of Manado. ... Polewali is the capital of the Polewali Mandar Regency of West Sulawesi, Indonesia. ... Sulawesi (formerly more commonly known as Celebes, IPA: a Portuguese-originated form of the name) is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... Both side views of a cockpit voice recorder, one type of flight recorder A flight recorder is a recorder placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of an aircraft accident or incident. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

A full national investigation was immediately launched into the disaster, uncovering multiple maintenance issues concerning the airline as a whole, including a large number concerning the aircraft. Another possibility proposed by the families of some of the deceased is that the crash was due to a faulty rudder valve, known to have caused previous accidents and incidents on Boeing 737s. Debris location has indicated that the plane likely struck the ocean intact. Capt. ...

The crash is one of several transportation accidents, including the subsequent non-fatal crash of Adam Air Flight 172, which between them have resulted in large-scale transport safety reforms in Indonesia, as well as the United States downgrading their safety rating of Indonesian aviation, and of the entire Indonesian fleet being added to the List of air carriers banned in the EU. Adam Air Flight 172 was a serious incident involving a Boeing 737, registered PK-KKV, flying on a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Indonesia. ... The following is a list of air carriers banned in the European Union. ...

Aircraft

Adam Air's PK-KKH Boeing 737-4Q8. The missing plane is similar to the one shown except it has not been painted orange.

The aircraft, a Boeing 737-4Q8, registration PK-KKW, was manufactured in 1990.^[4][5] Prior to service with Adam Air, the plane had flown for seven other airlines, these being, in chronological order, Dan-Air, British Airways, GB Airways, National Jets Italy, WFBN, Air One and Jat Airways, carrying four different registration numbers, including PK-KKW.^[6] The plane had 45,371 flying hours and was last evaluated and declared airworthy by the Indonesian transport ministry on 25 December 2005.^[7] It was due to be checked again in late January 2007.^[7] The Surabaya airport duty manager said that there were no technical problems with the aircraft prior to departure.^[8] Image File history File linksMetadata Adam_air. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Adam_air. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited) is a defunct airline based in the United Kingdom. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... GB Airways is a UK airline based at London Gatwick Airport. ... Air One is an independent airline based in Rome, Italy. ... Jat Airways is the national airline of Serbia and the former national carrier of Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Flight chronology

On January 1, 2007, at 12:55 local time (05:55 UTC), the plane departed from Juanda Airport, Surabaya, with 96 passengers (85 adults, 7 children and 4 infants)^[9] and six crew on board.^[1] The passenger list was composed mainly of Indonesian nationals; the only foreigners were an American family of three.^[10][11] The two-hour flight, scheduled to arrive at Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado, at 16:00 local time,^{[note 1]} was as expected until the plane disappeared from air traffic control radar screens at Makassar, South Sulawesi, with the last contact at 14:53 local time (06:53 UTC). The last known beacon position was detected by a Singaporean satellite.^[9] The altitude of the plane was shown as 35,000 feet (10,670 m) on the radar screen.^[12] is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... ... Juanda International Airport (Indonesian: ) (IATA: SUB, ICAO: WARR), is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. ... Location of Surabaya in Indonesia Coordinates: , Country Province Area  - Total 459. ... Sam Ratulangi Airport (IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM), also known as Manado Airport, is located in North Sulawesi, 17 km south of Manado. ... Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. ... For the Canadian musical group, see Air Traffic Control (band). ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... Location of Makassar in Indonesia Coordinates: , Country Indonesia Province South Sulawesi Government  - Mayor Ilham Arief Sirajuddin Area  - City 175. ... Map showing South Sulawesi province within Indonesia South Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Selatan) is a province of Indonesia, located on Sulawesi island. ... ... This page discusses Beacons, fires designed to attract attention. ...

Map showing location of Sulawesi Island (light green) among the islands of Indonesia.

Weather in the region was stormy;^[13] the Indonesian Bureau of Meteorology and Geophysics noted that the cloud thickness was up to 30,000 feet (9,140 m) in height and wind speed at an average of 30 knots (56 km/h) in the area.^[14] Although the Juanda Airport operator, PT Angkasa Pura I, had given warnings to the pilot concerning the weather condition, the plane had departed as scheduled.^[15] The plane ran into crosswinds of more than 70 knots (130 km/h) over the Makassar Strait where it changed course eastward toward land and then lost contact.^[16] In his last radio transmission, the pilot reported the crosswinds to be coming from the left, but air traffic control claimed that the winds should be coming from the right. It is not yet known if this is significant to the accident, but it may indicate navigational error, or an emergency turn-around of the aircraft.^[17] Image File history File links IndonesiaSulawesi. ... Image File history File links IndonesiaSulawesi. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. ... For the Canadian musical group, see Air Traffic Control (band). ...

Contrary to early reports, no calls for help were sent by the aircraft. It might have been simply because the cockpit crew were too busy trying to cope with an emergency.^[18][19] A distress signal is an internationally recognized means of obtaining help by using a radio, displaying a visual object or making noise from a distance. ... Aircrew redirects here. ...

Search and rescue efforts

False reports of discovery

Initial reports indicated that the plane had been located in the mountainous region of Sulawesi around 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Polewali town and that there were 12 survivors. This led to the mobilization of an Indonesian Air Force plane carrying hundreds of search and rescue personnel.^[2] However the team found no sign of aircraft wreckage at the reported crash site.^[20] On January 2, 2007, the Indonesian transport minister confirmed that the plane had not yet been found and reports to the contrary were based on false rumors from local villagers passed on to local officers.^[21] It later turned out that the 12 reported survivors were actually from the MV Senopati Nusantara, which had sunk two days earlier during the same storm.^[22] Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... Polewali is the capital of the Polewali Mandar Regency of West Sulawesi, Indonesia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The MV Senopati Nusantara (MV states motor vessel) was an Indonesian ferry that sank in a storm on December 30, 2006. ...

Continued efforts

A search and rescue team 3,600 members strong was mobilised.^[23] One Boeing 737-200 Surveiller (a military surveillance plane), two infrared-equipped Fokker-50 aircraft from the Republic of Singapore Air Force,^[24][25] a Navy Nomad plane and six helicopters were amongst many vehicles dispatched to aid searching for the missing plane from the air.^[26][23] Indonesian sonar-equipped military aircraft and ships capable of detecting underwater metallic objects later joined the team, equipped with two mini remote-controlled submarines.^[27][28] These searched the sea for five days between January 3 and January 8, without success.^[29] The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... For other uses, see Infrared (disambiguation). ... The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker F27 Friendship. ... The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF, Chinese: 新加坡空军部队; Malay Angkatan Udara Republik Singapura) is the air force branch of the Singapore Armed Forces, established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC). ... The GAF Nomad is a twin-engined high-winged STOL aircraft built by the Australian Government Aircraft Factory (GAF). ... For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ... This article is about underwater sound propagation. ... Military aircraft are airplanes used in warfare. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Naval ships combed the Makassar Strait while military personnel went through jungles and mountains of Sulawesi.^[30] In the face of heavy rain and strong winds in the area, the search efforts, coordinated from Makassar city, were focused in the area between the coastal town of Majene and the mountainous region of Toraja.^[30] The search in the two areas was due to twin signals, each carrying different emergency locator transmitter frequencies, received by the Singaporean satellite and an Indonesian military air base.^[31] The two separate locations produced on radar screens were a spot on the sea in Majene and on land in Rantepao, Tana Toraja.^{[32][note 2]} Searches were then expanded throughout the Island of Sulawesi; some were triggered by unknown distress signals received by a commercial Lion Air flight and an airport.^[33]A police officer at the Barru district police operational centre said that all the districts with stretches of coastline along the Makasser Strait had teams searching for the plane.^[34] HMS Invincible, a British Invincible-class aircraft carrier USS Port Royal (CG-73), an American Ticonderoga class cruiser HMCS Algonquin, a Canadian Iroquois-class destroyer HMAS Darwin, an Australian Adelaide-class frigate A naval ship is a ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used for combat purposes, commonly by... Majene is a town in West Sulawesi province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Majene Regency. ... The Toraja are an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. ... Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs), Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) and Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are tracking transmitters that operate as part of the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rantepao is a town in Tana Toraja Regency, which is known for the cultural center of Toraja ethnic group. ... Carved wooden Torajan art - each panel is a stylised representation of a wish for goodwill of some form. ... A Lion Air aircraft Lion Air is a low-cost airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. ...

There were fears that the plane's tracking equipment and emergency locator beacon could have been damaged after the crash or weakened by interference, and that this would hamper the search.^[35] The head of the National Search and Rescue Agency told the Associated Press that he believed the aircraft was probably lost at sea.^[35] From 5 January 2007, the main focus of the search was relocated to areas south of Manado, after Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport reported detecting a signal from the plane a day before.^[36] However, the rugged terrain coupled with thick and low hanging clouds continued to hamper the search efforts, and three relatives of missing passengers who overflew part of the area on a military reconnaissance plane admitted that the chances of finding the plane were slim.^[37] Officials said that it was unlikely any bodies have survived in one piece.^[38] On January 14, at Indonesia's request, Singapore sent four towed underwater locator beacon detectors, sometimes called 'Towed Pinger Locators', and six consultants in their use to aid in the search.^[39][40][41] These would successfully locate the black boxes. On January 24, the British ship MN Endeavour joined the search. The ship is operated by local mining firm PT Gema Tera Mustikawati and is usually used by oil and gas drilling companies to map the seabed.^[42] By January 24, the Indonesian government had spent an average of Rp 1 billion (about U.S.$110,000) a day on the search.^[43] The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Sam Ratulangi Airport (IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM), also known as Manado Airport, is located in North Sulawesi, 17 km south of Manado. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Underwater Locator Beacon is a device fitted to aviation flight recorders such as the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 10, search operations were officially halted by the Search and Rescue Agency, according to Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa, finalizing the legal status of both the plane and its passengers and crew. This announcement allowed the families of the victims to start the insurance claims process.^[44] is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discovery of wreckage

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Unidentified submerged objects

On Monday, 8 January, three large metal objects, suspected to be wreckage, were detected by the Indonesian ship KRI Fatahillah's sonar.^[45][46] First Admiral Gatot Subyanto of the Indonesian Navy indicated three locations, between 3–6 km (2–4 miles) apart, off Mamuju city on Sulawesi's western coast. Due to limitations of the navy's sonar equipment, it was not clear what the metal was,^[45] and Indonesia had no other equipment of its own.^[47] A U.S. Navy ship, USNS Mary Sears, arrived in the area on January 9 with better equipment to help identify the objects, and on the same date a Canadian jet with five separate air crews, working in shifts, was sent to aid with aerial mapping of the suspected location.^[48] The Indonesian Marine and Fishery Department has since suggested that the metal objects could instead be instruments deployed to study the underwater sea current.^[46] A total of twelve Indonesian Navy ships were deployed in the area, including the KRI Ajak, KRI Leuser and KRI Nala.^[49][39] Extra underwater equipment, including a metal detector and an undersea camera, was sent from the U.S., and arrived aboard the USNS Mary Sears on January 17.^[49][50] The black boxes were subsequently located elsewhere, in the waters in an area known as Majene, and a wide, sweeping search of the area revealed high amounts of scattered debris there, too. This debris was analyzed to confirm it belongs to the 737.^[51] is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... KRI Fatahillah is an Indonesian Navy vessel[1] named after Fatahillah, a national war heroic figure who successfully captured back Sunda Kelapa from the hands of the Portuguese and consequently changed its name to Jayakarta. ... Mamuju is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi. ... USN redirects here. ... USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65) is a Pathfinder class oceanographic survey ship. ... is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The KRI Ajak is an Indonesian naval vessel. ... The KRI Leuser is an Indonesian naval vessel. ... The KRI Nala is an Indonesian naval vessel. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Majene is a town in West Sulawesi province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Majene Regency. ...

Floating debris

The aircraft's right horizontal stabilizer was found by a fisherman, south of Pare Pare, about 300 metres (984 ft) off the beach on January 11,^[52] although it was not originally handed in as its discoverer thought it to be a piece of plywood, only later realizing it was a piece of the tail.^[53] This was confirmed by the serial number on the stabilizer, 65 C 25746 76, which matches that of components on the missing 737.^[54][55] The fisherman received a reward of 50 million rupiah (equivalent to about $5,500) for his discovery.^[53] Later, other parts of the aircraft, including passenger seats, life jackets, a food tray, part of an aircraft tire, eight pieces of aluminum and fiber, an ID card, a flare and a headrest have also been recovered from the area.^[46][56][57] By January 13, a piece of a wing was also recovered.^[49] It is unclear whether the 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long section is a section of the right wing or the left wing, although it was examined in an attempt to discover this.^[53] The total count of recovered objects associated with aircraft, as of January 29, was 206, of which 194 were definitely from the 737.^[58] On January 15, an unidentified fuel spill was spotted by the Singaporean reconnaissance aircraft along the western coast of Sulawesi,^[34] but by the time a ship arrived to attempt to determine whether the spill came from the aircraft it had been moved by strong currents.^[59] Although it was searched for, it was not relocated. Pieces of clothing thought to belong to passengers were also recovered,^[53] and on January 15, pieces of human hair and what is thought to be human scalp were recovered from a headrest that had been pulled from the sea.^[59] They were DNA tested to attempt to identify them; the results of this test are, however, unknown.^[53] Tailplane or horizontal stabilizer of a Boeing 737 A tailplane, also known as horizontal stabilizer, is a small lifting surface located behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed wing aircraft such as helicopters and gyroplanes. ... Pare-pare is a city and regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, located on the southwest coast of Sulawesi, about 155 km (95 miles) north of the provincial capital of Makassar. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Towers of Hanoi constructed from plywood. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Genetic fingerprinting or DNA testing is a technique to distinguish between individuals of the same species using only samples of their DNA. Its invention by Sir Alec Jeffreys at the University of Leicester was announced in 1985. ...

Black boxes

On January 21, the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR), colloquially called black boxes, were located off the coast of West Sulawesi by the U.S. vessel Mary Sears.^[60] The flight data recorder was located at 03°41′02″S, 118°08′53″E at a depth of 2,000 metres (6,561.7 ft), while the cockpit voice recorder was located at 03°40′22″S, 118°09′16″E at a depth of 1,900 metres (6,233.6 ft).^[61] These positions indicate the black boxes are located approximately 1.4 km (0.9 mi) apart. The Indonesian vessel Fatahillah travelled to the location, while Mary Sears traveled to Singapore, arriving on January 29 to return the detector equipment used to locate the devices.^[60] It did not travel immediately to Singapore because it was mapping the immediate area. The Mary Sears used its side scan sonar (SSS) unit to map an area of approximately 10.3 km² (3 sq nmi) around the recorders in high resolution, an operation which required 18 passes across the area at approximately 3 knots (6 km/h), taking six hours per pass including lining up for the next pass. It discovered a large amount of wreckage in the area, which is now considered to be all that remains of the aircraft.^[60] A senior Indonesian marine official said on January 24 that he did not believe the equipment which is necessary to retrieve the boxes from that depth is available in any Asian country.^[62] The black boxes had a battery life of just 30 days, and were subsequently unable to emit locator signals.^[41] Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... An example of a FDR (Flight Data Recorder). ... Cockpit Voice Recorder (Exhibit in Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany). ... The term Black Box is a placeholder name used casually, often by journalists, to refer to a collection of several different recording devices used in transportation: the flight data recorder, flight recorder and cockpit voice recorder in aircraft, the event recorder in railway diesel locomotives, the Event Data Recorder in... Map showing West Sulawesi province within Indonesia West Sulawesi or Sulawesi Barat (short form Sulbar) is the 33rd province of Indonesia, created in 2004. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Technology stubs ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... This article is about the unit of measure. ... Asian may refer to: Of, or relating to, the continent of Asia. ...

On February 3, Indonesian Naval vessel KRI Tanjung Dalpele took affected families out to the crash site where a memorial service was held, which included throwing flowers into the sea.^[63] is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The KRI Tanjung Dalpele is an Indonesian warship. ...

Salvage

On January 26, a dispute arose between Adam Air and the Indonesian government regarding the retrieval of the black boxes. Due to the depth involved, recovery required an underwater remotely operated vehicle, but due to the cost of using this method of recovery — especially since such equipment required shipped in from elsewhere — the government placed the responsibility for the cost of recovering the recorders on Adam Air. Vice President of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla went as far as to question the need to retrieve the black boxes at all, although experts said in response that the accident was of international significance as it could indicate a fault with the aircraft.^[17] Adam Air said that in its opinion, the black boxes should be recovered, describing the accident as being relevant on both national and international levels, but refused to pay, saying that that was the responsibility of the government.^[64] Indonesia did request technical assistance from the United States, Japan and France. ^[65] Jim Hall, a former chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, said that it was essential the boxes were recovered quickly, as at that point their 30-day battery life was about to expire, which it subsequently did. He cited problems such as poor visibility and strong currents making it difficult to recover the devices without the signal. ^[17] Setio Rahardjo, Head of National Committee for Transportation Safety, estimated that equipment for the salvage operation, if available, would cost $100,000 per day to hire in an operation that will take around ten days, equating to U.S.$1 million.^[66] Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Underwater (disambiguation). ... Variety of ROVs: Work Class, General, Mini Remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) is the common accepted name for tethered underwater robots in the offshore industry. ... Dr. Mohammad Hatta (1945 - 1956) Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (1973 -1978) Adam Malik (1978 - 1983) Umar Wirahadikusumah (1983 - 1988) Sudharmono (1988 - 1993) Try Sutrisno (1993 - 1998) Jusuf Habibie (1998) Megawati Sukarnoputri (1999 - 2001) Hamzah Haz (2001 - 2004) Jusuf Kalla (2004 - 2009) List of Presidents of Indonesia Categories: | | ... Jusuf Kalla Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is the current Vice President of Indonesia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... See: statistical significance significant figures This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Seal of the National Transportation Safety Board The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is a U.S. government independent organization responsible for investigation of accidents involving aviation, highway, marine, pipelines and railroads in the United States. ...

On January 31 it was reported that the U.S. had to withdraw the vessel Mary Sears from the searches, the U.S. military saying that the vessel had other duties. Further funding and help from the U.S. would have to be approved by the Congress. At the same time external companies were suggested as possible retrievers of the black boxes. Indonesia continued to seek help from other countries, like France and Japan. Setio Rahardjo maintained that Adam Air should be charged with the retrieval costs.^[67] is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... An Adam Air Boeing 737-400 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. ...

It was originally confirmed that Indonesia would not pay for the salvage operation, neither could they force Adam Air to.^[68] On February 15, it was reported that Adam Air had been in contact with two salvage companies, Smit Internationale and Phoenix International, regarding the salvage operation.^[69] It was Phoenix who supplied the Mary Sears with the necessary equipment for the search operation.^[70] Adam Air received preliminary invoices and continued negotiations with the two companies.^[68] However, Adam Air announced that they did indeed intend to select a company to conduct the operation shortly and would pay for this themselves.^[68] is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On May 28, Adam Air announced they had signed a contract with Phoenix International, with original plans being for the recovery to occur in June, according to Aero News.^[71] On August 23, the Eas arrived in Sulawesi's Makassar port to begin salvage operations, which will began with several days survey. The vessel was carrying a mini submarine that can dive up to 6,000 metres (20,000 ft), and is equipped with sonar and deep sea cameras.^[72][73] is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

A Phoenix International underwater robot scouring the sea off Majene for on Sulawesi finally retrieved the Flight Data Recorder on August 27 and Cockpit Voice Recorder on August 28. The two devices were found at a depth of around 2,000 metres (6,500 ft) and were 1,400 metres apart. They had been moved 10–15 metres from their original locations by powerful underwater currents.^[74] The black boxes will be sent to Washington for analysis, which could take months, or even fail due to data destruction caused by the long submersion.^[75][76] The final cost of the salvage operation to retrieve the black boxes was US$3 million,^[77] of which two million was contributed by the Indonesian government, with Adam Air paying for the rest.^[78] Efforts are now continuing with the hope of recovering various large pieces of wreckage from the seabed.^[79] is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... USD redirects here. ...

Investigation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered a full investigation to discover the cause of the aircraft's disappearance, including the cause of any accident it may have had, before the main debris field had even been found. The investigation will also look at the airworthiness of the plane and standard procedure on airplane operations.^[80] A team from the United States with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing and General Electric were sent to Indonesia to assist the Indonesian National Committee for Transportation in the investigation.^[81][82] Patrick Smith, a U.S.-based airline pilot and aviation commentator, has said that "Whatever happened to the plane, it was likely rapid and catastrophic," and said that an on-board explosion or metal fatigue-induced structural failure were the most likely causes of the accident.^[82] There will also be a wider investigation into Indonesia's transport system as a whole.^[46] Eyewitnesses have reported seeing a low-flying, unstable aircraft in the area that the wreckage has been recovered from, but lost sight of it after hearing a loud bang.^[56] The chief of the Indonesian Plane Technicians group, Wahyu Supriantono, said that the plane was unlikely to have suffered an in-flight break up or explosion as the debris field would have been larger, and as a result, wreckage would have been discovered earlier.^[83] The Indonesian KNKT, responsible for the investigation, said that even if the flight recorders are not retrieved they still intended to publish a final report complete with a probable cause, saying they had other "facts and findings" that provide enough information to do so.^[68] List of Presidents of Indonesia Categories: Indonesia | Lists of office-holders ... General (ret. ... Seal of the National Transportation Safety Board The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is a U.S. government independent organization responsible for investigation of accidents involving aviation, highway, marine, pipelines and railroads in the United States. ... “FAA” redirects here. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661) is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William Edward Boeing. ... “GE” redirects here. ... Cover of Ask the Pilot Patrick Smith (born 1966) is an airline pilot, air travel columnist and author. ... This article is about a computer game. ...

Maintenance concerns

Investigators quickly became concerned about apparent poor maintenance and believe it may play an important factor in the accident.

Adam Air as a whole

Main article: Adam Air

The safety record of Adam Air has been heavily criticized. Adam Air has reportedly bribed pilots to fly planes they knew were unsafe.^[84] Pilots have reported repeated and deliberate breaches of international safety regulations, and aircraft being flown in non-airworthy states for months at a time. They claim that there have been such incidents as requests to sign documents to allow an aircraft to fly, while not having the authority to, and while knowing the plane to be unairworthy, flying a plane for several months with a damaged door handle, swapping parts between aircraft to avoid mandatory replacement deadlines, being ordered to fly aircraft after exceeding the take-off limit of five times per pilot per day, flying an aircraft with a damaged window, using spare parts from other aircraft to keep planes in the air and ignorance of pilot's requests not to take off due to unsafe aircraft. The Associated Press quoted one pilot as saying that "Every time you flew, you had to fight with the ground staff and the management about all the regulations you had to violate." They also claimed that if pilots confronted their seniors in the airline, they were grounded or docked pay.^{[85] [84]} An Adam Air Boeing 737-400 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...

The specific aircraft

Investigators discovered that the aircraft was the subject of a large number of complaints by pilots - called write-ups in the aviation industry. The highest number of complaints concerned the captain's side vertical speed indicator, which informs the air crew of the speed at which the airplane is ascending or descending. A total of 48 complaints were made regarding the instrument in the three months prior to the crash.^[86] The aircraft's left right inertial reference system, which informs pilots what direction the aircraft is turning in, was complained about a total of thirty times.^[86] The International Herald Tribune reported that this may be of particular significance.^[86] The third most-complained about instrument was a fuel differential light, which received fifteen write-ups.^[86] Numerous complaints were also received about inoperative cockpit instrument lights, as well as multiple other malfunctions.^[86] Most notably, several complaints were made that the flaps, which modify drag and lift during take-off and landing, were jamming at twenty-five degrees upon landing, and two complaints that the weather radar was faulty.^[86] The weather radar fault is particularly important as it would explain why the aircraft flew into a storm, when evasive measures would normally be taken.^[86] A variometer (also known as a rate-of-climb indicator, a vertical speed indicator (VSI), or a vertical velocity indicator (VVI)) is an instrument in an aircraft used to inform the pilot of the rate of descent or climb. ... An inertial navigation system provides the position, velocities and attitude of a vehicle by measuring the accelerations and rotations applied to the systems inertial frame. ... The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. ... Flaps are hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of an airplane wing which, when deployed, increase the lift (and drag) of a wing by changing the camber of the airfoil. ... Weather radar in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft (Source: NOAA) Environment Canada King City (CWKR) weather radar station. ...

Legal action

Adam Air is being sued by Indonesian consumer and labor groups over the accident, for a total of one trillion rupiahs (US$100 million), to be paid to the families of the victims.^[87] According to a lawyer for the families, speaking in a press conference along with the secretary for the Adam Air KI-574 Passengers' Families Association, formed in the aftermath of the disaster, 30 of the victim's families intend to sue Boeing over the accident instead of Adam Air. However, this does not necessarily mean that all of the others will sue Adam Air, as they may not necessarily exercise their right to sue at all.^[88][89] Representatives of the families have explained that they believe the plane was brought down by a faulty rudder control valve, similarly to the accidents involving SilkAir Flight 185, United Airlines Flight 585 and USAir Flight 427. They have explained that, as a result, they are suing Boeing and Parker Hannifin, the valve's manufacturer, although airlines using the 737 have been warned about problems with the rudder control valves.^[90] Silkair Flight 185 was a scheduled passenger service from Jakarta, Indonesia to Singapore. ... United Airlines Flight 585 was a scheduled domestic passenger airline flight from the now-decommissioned Stapleton International Airport in Denver to Colorado Springs Airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ... US Airways Flight 427 was a flight that flew from Chicago, Illinoiss OHare International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a final destination of West Palm Beach, Florida. ... History Parker Hannifin Corporation (originally Parker Appliance Company), of Cleveland, Ohio, is a global leader of motion and control technologies. ...

Reaction

Political

Vice President Jusuf Kalla described the disappearance as an "international issue." ^[91] A few days after the disappearance, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono set up the National Team for Transportation Safety and Security, partially as a response to the high number of recent transportational accidents in Indonesia, and partially as a direct response to the event.^[92] The team is tasked to evaluate thoroughly the transport safety procedures and review the existing regulations on transportation.^[92] It will not, however, investigate accidents; the entity responsible for this is the Komisi Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT), or in English the National Transportation Safety Commission (NTSC), which is part of Departemen Perhubungan (Ministry of Transportation).^[93] Dr. Mohammad Hatta (1945 - 1956) Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (1973 -1978) Adam Malik (1978 - 1983) Umar Wirahadikusumah (1983 - 1988) Sudharmono (1988 - 1993) Try Sutrisno (1993 - 1998) Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (1998) Megawati Sukarnoputri (1999 - 2001) Hamzah Haz (2001 - 2004) Jusuf Kalla (2004 - 2009) List of Presidents of Indonesia Categories: | | ... Jusuf Kalla Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is the current Vice President of Indonesia. ... This is the list of the presidents of Indonesia. ... General (ret. ... The National Team for Transportation Safety and Security was set up a few days after the disappearance of Adam Air Flight 574, by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, partially as a response to the high number of recent transportational accidents in Indonesia, and partially as a direct response to the loss...

Adam Air

Adam Air has been accused by multiple organisations of poor maintenance and of ordering pilots to fly in all weather and regardless of aircraft conditions. Adam Adhitya Suherman, founder of the family-run airline, has personally denied these accusations, and has said that maintenance costs "up 40 percent of our total operational costs".^[94] Despite this denial of any responsibility for the crash, Adam Air has compensated the families of deceased passengers Rp 500 million (equivelent to about US$55,000 or €42,000) per passenger. It also compensated families of the flight crew.^[95][43]

There has been some call from relatives of the deceased for Adam Air to build a memorial to the victims in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Adam Air said that if an agreement could be reached then they would fulfil the request.^[96] Location of Makassar in Indonesia Coordinates: , Country Indonesia Province South Sulawesi Government  - Mayor Ilham Arief Sirajuddin Area  - City 175. ... Map showing South Sulawesi province within Indonesia South Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Selatan) is a province of Indonesia, located on Sulawesi island. ...

Aftermath

Even though the accident remains under investigation, the Indonesian government announced plans immediately after the accident to ban jets over ten years of age for any commercial purpose.^[97] The age limit was previously 35 years or 70,000 landings.^[98] Although this is in response to a large number of aircraft accidents, it is mainly in response to this accident and the Flight 172 incident. Indonesia also announced that the Transportation Ministry would be reshuffled in response to this accident, Flight 172 and the loss of the ferries MV Senopati Nusantara and Levina 1. Among those replaced were the directors of air and sea transports and the chairman of the National Committee for Transportation Safety.^[99] Indonesia also introduced a new system of ranking airlines according to their safety record, with a level one ranking meaning the airline has no serious issues, a level two ranking meaning the airline must fix problems, and a level three rating forcing the airline to be shut down.^[100] This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Adam Air Flight 172 was a serious incident involving a Boeing 737, registered PK-KKV, flying on a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Indonesia. ... Adam Air Flight 172 was a serious incident involving a Boeing 737, registered PK-KKV, flying on a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Indonesia. ... The MV Senopati Nusantara (MV states motor vessel) was an Indonesian ferry that sank in a storm on December 30, 2006. ... A specialist fireboat dousing down the burnt-out shell of the ferry The Levina 1 was an Indonesian passenger ferry. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... For other uses, see Safety (disambiguation). ...

On March 16, 2007, the Indonesian government announced plans to shut down an unspecified Indonesian air carrier.^[101] It was announced on March 22 that Adam Air was one of seven airlines that will have their licenses revoked within three months unless they could improve their safety standards.^[102] The other six airlines involved were Batavia Air, Jatayu Airlines, Kartika Airlines, Manunggal Air Services, Transwisata Prima Aviation and Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines.^[102] The airlines were all targeted as a direct result of the crash, as they were in the third level of the ranking system introduced as a result.^[103] All fifty-four of Indonesia's airlines, including state-owned Garuda Indonesia, were told they would need to make some improvements, with none of them receiving a level one ranking.^[104] is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Batavia Air (PT. Metro Batavia) is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. ... Jatayu Airlines (Jatayu Gelang Sejahtera) is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. ... Kartika Airlines is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. ... Manunggal Air Services is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. ... Transwisata Prima Aviation is an airline based in Indonesia. ... Tri MG is based in Jakarta. ... PT (Persero) Perusahaan Penerbangan Garuda Indonesia, abbreviated to Garuda Indonesia, is the national airline of Indonesia. ...

It was reported on June 28, 2007, that Adam Air would escape closure and has been upgraded one rank in safety rating, to the middle tier. The airlines that have lost their licenses are Jatayu Gelang Sejahtera, Aviasi Upataraksa, Alfa Trans Dirgantara and Prodexim and the airlines that have been grounded pending improvements and facing potential licence revokation are Germania Trisila Air, Atlas Delta Setia, Survey Udara Penas, Kura-kura Aviation and SMAC. ^[105] Jatayu Airlines (Jatayu Gelang Sejahtera) was an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. ... SMAC may refer to: Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

On April 16, 2007, the American Federal Aviation Administration responded to the results of the new airline survey by downgrading Indonesia’s air safety oversight category from a 1 to a 2 because of "serious concerns" over safety. This means it views Indonesia's civil aviation authority as failing to oversee air carriers in accordance with minimum international standards.^[106] As a direct result, the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta issued a warning to all American citizens flying in or out of Indonesia to avoid using Indonesian airlines, and instead use international carriers with better safety reputations.^[107] This was followed on June 28, 2007 by the adition of all Indonesia's airlines, none of which flew to Europe at the time, to the List of air carriers banned in the EU. Budhi Mulyawan Suyitno, Director-general of civil aviation at the Indonesian transport ministry, responded by saying that he felt Indonesia had made the improvements required by the EU.^[108][109] is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... “FAA” redirects here. ... American Embassy in Athens American Embassy in Brussels American Embassy in Budapest American Embassy in Dublin American Consulate General in Kraków American Embassy in London American Embassy in Moscow American Embassy in Oslo American Embassy in Stockholm American Embassy in Vienna American Embassy in Ottawa American Embassy in Bridgetown... Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The following is a list of air carriers banned in the European Union. ...

Flight 172

Main article: Adam Air Flight 172

On February 21, 2007, just 51 days after the loss of Flight 574, Flight 172, an Adam Air Boeing 737-300 aircraft (registration PK-KKV) flying from Jakarta to Surabaya had a hard landing at Juanda International Airport. The incident caused the fuselage of the plane to crack and bend in the middle, with the tail of the plane drooping towards the ground. There were no reports of serious injuries from the incident. As a result, six Adam Air 737s were grounded awaiting safety checks. Adam Air described this as "harsh punishment" for an accident it blamed on poor weather conditions, but Vice President Jusuf Kalla had said that all Boeing 737-300s should be checked.^[110] Adam Air Flight 172 was a serious incident involving a Boeing 737, registered PK-KKV, flying on a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Indonesia. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Adam Air Flight 172 was a serious incident involving a Boeing 737, registered PK-KKV, flying on a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Indonesia. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ... Location of Surabaya in Indonesia Coordinates: , Country Province Area  - Total 459. ... Juanda International Airport (Indonesian: ) (IATA: SUB, ICAO: WARR), is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. ... Dr. Mohammad Hatta (1945 - 1956) Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (1973 -1978) Adam Malik (1978 - 1983) Umar Wirahadikusumah (1983 - 1988) Sudharmono (1988 - 1993) Try Sutrisno (1993 - 1998) Jusuf Habibie (1998) Megawati Sukarnoputri (1999 - 2001) Hamzah Haz (2001 - 2004) Jusuf Kalla (2004 - 2009) List of Presidents of Indonesia Categories: | | ... Jusuf Kalla Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is the current Vice President of Indonesia. ...

See also

• Adam Air Flight 172
• Air safety
• List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft
• MV Senopati Nusantara which sank during the same storm.

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Notes

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External links

• Pre-accident pictures of the aircraft
• The plane's passenger list (excluding the air crew but including the technician)
• History of the missing plane
• News link with photograph of a piece of recovered wreckage
• CNN.com alternate map of the planned route
• January 15 news conference article, with picture of more of the recovered debris

Coordinates: 03°40′44″S, 118°09′4″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...