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Message: <blockquote data-quote="anju.r" data-source="post: 18606377" data-attributes="member: 325999"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33339965" target="_blank">Indonesia transport plane crash</a>[CODE][B][SIZE=4]Propeller wasn't working on crashed Indonesian military plane, official says[/SIZE][/B]The  propeller wasn't working on one of the engines of the Indonesian  military transport plane that crashed this week, killing at least 135  people, authorities said Thursday.        The "initial finding" suggests the crash may have been caused by  problems in the engine, said Air Marshal Agus Supriatna, the chief of  the Indonesian air force.       The  C-130 Hercules smashed into the city of Medan, on the Indonesian island  of Sumatra, minutes after taking off Tuesday. Authorities say it was  carrying 122 people, including military personnel and their family  members.Supriatna has said that the  pilot asked the control tower for permission to return to base shortly  before the four-engine turboprop plane went down. One witness reported  that the plane appeared to lose power before it started to descend.The  disaster left piles of burning wreckage among broken buildings in  Medan. In addition to the those aboard the plane, at least 13 people on  the ground were killed, based on the death toll reported by officials.[B]Questions over nation's air fleet[/B]The crash, the sixth involving an Indonesian Air Force plane in the past decade, is still being investigated. But it has[URL="http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/01/asia/indonesia-military-plane-crash/index.html"] raised concerns[/URL] about the condition of the nation's military aircraft.[IMG]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150630065847-01-indonesia-plane-crash-0630-medium-plus-169.jpg[/IMG]Cargo plane crashes in Indonesia 10 photosEXPAND GALLERYFollowing  the latest disaster, Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for a  review of military equipment, suggesting older planes should be  modernized. The C-130 that crashed Tuesday was 50 years old, according  to the air force.One squadron of  Hercules aircraft has been temporarily banned from flying pending the  result of the crash investigation, said Indonesian Air Force spokesman  Dwi Badarminto. He said he was unable to specify exactly how many planes  were affected.Remains of the dead  recovered from the crash site are still being identified in Medan. Some  bodies have been flown to Jakarta, the national capital, to be turned  over to next of kin.The plane was carrying people and logistical supplies bound for bases on other Indonesian islands.It began its multistop journey Tuesday in Jakarta and had made two stops along the way to Medan, in Pekanbaru and Dumai. [/CODE]</blockquote>

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