Canadian TSB has the Kenya 737 Crash Recorder

Canadian investigators are to analyze the flight data recorder from the Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 that crashed in Cameroon on 5 May, as the search continues for the cockpit voice recorder. The Kenya Airways Flight (KQ507) crashed soon after takeoff from Douala Cameroon on 05 May. It was bound for Nairobi, killing all 115 on board. After the crash, arguments were presented by both Kenya and Cameroon representatives as to whether the flight data recorder should be analyzed in France (Cameroon's choice) or Canada. Neither wanted the black box to go to the US. Recovery of the cockpit voice recorder is uncertain as it may be embedded as deep as 40 meters into the crash crater. Efforts to empty the crater with heavy duty pumps have so far been frustrated by the nature of the surrounding terrain. Kenya Airways is due to start its IATA safety audit on 20 July. It is highly regarded as one of the safer operators on the continent. However accidents can happen to the safest of operators in Africa and KQ has an ongoing audit of its outstations to assess the environmental factors affecting its safety. During its last audit KQ blacklisted Lubumbashi in the Congo and Juba in the Sudan as being unsuitable or unsafe for its operations. Related links