For what it's worth:
Anatashya Mengko, a mother of three who lives near the Jakarta airport, told ABC News that she saw smoke billowing from the underside of Flight 610 shortly after takeoff.
Also:
Officials in Indonesia on Thursday said they'd recovered Flight 610's data recorder from the bottom of the sea, but there could be more answers already back in the United States.
This aircraft type has a high-tech data system designed to send hundreds of gigabytes worth of information to the ground as it flies, including flight deck displays, maintenance data, software information and engine health.
It's called the Onboard Network System and every MAX 8 has a server installed in the aircraft, according to an
article posted on Boeing's website.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/amid-despe...ry?id=58882494