South Korea says initial data extracted from Jeju Air crash black box voice recorder

The second black box, the flight data recorder, “was found with a missing connector,” Joo said.

“Experts are currently conducting a final review to determine how to extract data from it.”

Officials initially pointed to a bird strike as a possible cause of the disaster, but they have since said the probe was also examining a concrete barrier at the end of the runway, which dramatic video showed the Boeing 737-800 colliding with before bursting into flames.

There have also been questions over possible mechanical failures, with local media reporting that the…