Search teams looking for the Malaysia Airlines jetliner have a limited 30-day window to find the flight recorders before the batteries on their tracking beacons expire. According to Sarah McComb of the National Transportation Safety Board, these recorders are built to endure extreme depths and impact, though locating them can be compromised if they are buried. Aviation lawyer Steve Marks stated that the recorders would most certainly be recovered with their data intact, citing the precedent of the Air France crash where the black box was retrieved after almost two years. The article details the extensive, multi-year international effort required to locate the Air France recorders from the Atlantic Ocean floor.
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Originally published by Ashley Halsey III | Mar 11, 2014 | Washington Post
