The FDR was found but only the chasis was located the Data Memory Module was not attached and is thought to have separated at impact. There are some other crashes wherein this separation has taken place. 04/27/11.
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The final phase of the search for the "black boxes" will be getting underway. The Alucia considered its mission complete and departed the area on April 9th. Any delay in getting the successor search vessel on scene was due to the high level of breaks in submarine cables after recent seismic activity.
The debris field is very close to the Last Known Position despite all the earlier reliance on mathematical modeling of winds and currents.
The tail section has been located. It is thought that this presently contains the FDR and CVR that would normally be found there. Recovery of the black boxes is highly probable, recovery of information from them is less certain but there is a generally high expectation that data will be recovered. Its not yet known just why the ultrasonic pingers were not detected during earlier searches.
So it becomes the usual: wait and see.
Addendum: I've been informed that the initial attempt will be tomorrow April 22nd. BEA representative is aboard even a psychologist to deal with ships crew who have difficulties dealing with the images.
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