The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-524, registered as PK-CLC (MSN 27323).[3] It was manufactured in 1994 at Renton, Washington, and delivered to Continental Airlines the same year on 31 May, under the registration number N27610. The aircraft then briefly merged into United Airlines' fleet under the same registration on 1 October 2010, before joining Sriwijaya Air's fleet on 15 May, 2012. The aircraft is equipped with two CFMI CFM56-3B1 engines. Sriwijaya Air named the aircraft Citra.[1][4]