The Alaska Airlines cockpit voice recorder data was lost because it wasn't retrieved within 2 hours, NTSB says

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 10:13

Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX. Captured on Jan. 7 — The NTSB's John Lovell examines the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
National Transportation Safety Board

The cockpit voice recording from Friday's Alaska Airlines incident has been lost.
It got overwritten after two hours and investigators couldn't retrieve it in time.
The NTSB wants that period increased to 25 hours, in line with European requirements.

Data from the cockpit voice recorder of the Alaska Airlines flight that lost part of its fuselage Friday has been lost, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

Jennifer Homendy, the NTSB chair, said at a media conference Sunday the data was overwritten because it wasn't retrieved within the two-hour window.