Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said yesterday it had found a landing gear, wheels and a large section of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 fuselage that fell earlier
Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea last week, killing 189 people, having had problems in previous flights.
Aviation analyst Gerry Soejatman said that conventional aircraft have a higher risk of accidents but new aircraft have some problems.
About 3 minutes after taking off from Jakarta, Indian captain Bhavye Suneja requested to return to the airport.
Indonesian military officials believe they have located the Boeing 737 fuselage bearing the JT 610 number of Lion Air on October 29.
Authorities said the search team found the black box of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, an important step in understanding the cause of the plane crashing on October 29.