Second black box of Boeing that crashed in China found sunk 5 feet in mud

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Recovery teams on Sunday found the flight data recorder, which is the second black box, from the wreckage of the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed into a mountainside in southern China, according to state media.</p>
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The second black box was dug out of a slope at the crash site in muddy conditions after rain in recent days. The device had sunk 5 feet beneath the surface of the slope due to the impact. It will now be taken to Beijing for analysis of the, state media reports said.</p>
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This second black box contains crucial information about control settings, air data and other technological parameters related to mechanical issues of the plane that may have caused the crash.</p>
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Meanwhile, authorities have sent the cockpit recorder found at the crash site on Wednesday to a lab in Beijing for decoding. The black box was damaged by the impact of the crash, but the data inside appeared stable, officials said.</p>
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Two main theories that have now emerged about why the Chinese airliner suddenly nose-dived from a cruising height of 29,000 ft and crashed into a hillside.  Experts say that it was either due to a mechanical failure or sabotage, according to a BBC report.</p>
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If the plane was deliberately crashed, the cockpit voice recorder will definitely give an indication of this. </p>
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The flight with 132 people on board, was on its way from Kunming to Guangzhou on the coast on Monday when it suddenly nose-dived at about the time it should have started its descent for landing.</p>
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The United States has also been invited to take part in the investigation of the crash as it involves a Boeing 737-800 plane manufactured in America.</p>
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