KL-Bangalore MH192 turned back last night after landing gear tyre pangchek

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Bangalore-bound flight MH192 made an air turn-back

<small class="clear">Monday, April 21, 2014 - 10:26
</small>New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Airlines flight MH192 bound for Bangalore tonight had to perform an air turn-back shortly after taking off. MAS, in its official Twitter account, stated: "Flight MH192 that departed from KUL at 10.09pm bound for Bangalore has made an air turn-back towards KUL. More details to follow."

Although MAS did not state the reason for the turn back, Twitter accounts were alive with claims that a tyre on the nosewheel of the Boeing 737-800 had burst.

This, however, could not be corroborated as attempts to contact officials proved fruitless.

It is understood MAS and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd were making preparations for an emergency landing at press time, while the aircraft was in a holding pattern over the Straits of Malacca.

A Department of Civil Aviation spokesman said the aircraft would be allowed to land only when it is nearly out of fuel.

He said foam will be spread on the runway to ensure no burning occurs when the plane touches the ground.

He said the plane will land on its belly, without the use of its landing gear.

"There is always a risk when something like this happens but as of now we will have to wait and see. Further information will only be known once it lands in KLIA," he said.

At 1.40am, Malaysia Airlines in a statement confirms that flight MH192 that departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 10.09pm bound for Bangalore has made an air turn back towards Kuala Lumpur.

The aircraft's right-hand landing gear malfunctioned upon takeoff and is expected to make an emergency landing at KLIA at around 2.00am, today.

Flight MH192, operated on the B737-800 aircraft, was scheduled to arrive in Bangalore at 11.35pm the same day.

The flight was carrying a total number of 166 people on board which include 159 passengers and 07 crew members.

Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the Airport Fire Rescue Services (AFRS) in anticipation of the landing.

The airline will provide regular updates on the situation.

 

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Malaysia Airlines jet in emergency landing after tyre bursts
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Monday, April 21, 2014 - 08:18
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KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysia Airlines plane with 166 people aboard was forced to make an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur early Monday in another blow to its safety image after the loss of flight MH370.

Flight MH192, bound for Bangalore, India, turned back to Kuala Lumpur after it was discovered that a tyre had burst on take-off, the airline said.

"As safety is of utmost priority to Malaysia Airlines, the aircraft was required to turn back to KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)," the airline said in a statement.

The plane landed safely at 1:56 am (1756 GMT), nearly four hours after it took off, the flag carrier said.

"All 159 passengers and 7 crew members on board have disembarked from the aircraft." The airline said tyre debris discovered on the runway had led to the decision to bring the Boeing 737-800 aircraft back.

"They have landed safely - thank God," tweeted Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, who is overseeing Malaysia's response to MH370.

The airline is still reeling from the loss and presumed crash of flight MH370, which disappeared March 8 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

MH370 inexplicably diverted and is now believed to have crashed into the remote Indian Ocean with 239 people aboard.

Hishammuddin had tweeted that MH192 went into a holding pattern as other reports quoted officials saying it would only be allowed to land once all of its fuel had been burned off.

MH192's passengers would be accommodated in local hotels and the flight was re-timed to take off at 3:30 pm local time on Monday, the airline said.

Malaysia Airlines had previously enjoyed a good safety record, as did the Boeing 777 aircraft used for MH370.

An Australian-led multi-nation search effort is now scouring a remote area of the Indian Ocean for wreckage from flight MH370 in a bid to confirm its fate and hopefully recover the flight data recorders to determine what happened to it.

No surface debris has been found despite a month of searching, but search crews had earlier picked up signals believed to be from the beacons of the plane's data recorders.

A US Navy submersible sonar scanning device is now being deployed to look for wreckage on the seabed at depths of around 4,500 metres (15,000 feet) or more.

Nothing has yet been found and authorities have indicated they may reassess within days how to approach the extremely challenging search - expected to be the costliest in aviation history with estimates of more than US$100 million (S$125.26 million).

Malaysia's government and the airline have come under harsh criticism from Chinese relatives of MH370 passengers - two thirds of its 227 passengers were from China - who have alleged a bungling response and cover-up.

 

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I'm happy to be alive, says MH192 passenger

<small class="clear">Monday, April 21, 2014 - 08:24
</small>Dina Murad
The Star/Asia News Network

SEPANG, Malaysia - A Malaysian passenger is happy to be alive after flight MH192 was forced to make an emergency landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport early Monday.


"When the plane was about to take off, we could hear three loud bangs. The plane was shaking, especially rows 19 to 23 on the D, E and F side," said the passenger who wanted to be known as Raymond.

"Oxygen masks dropped but people did not panic. There was a lot of praying but people were calm," he said when asked about the situation in the aircraft that hovered for about three hours above KLIA.

Raymond said the pilot did a good job by keeping everyone up to date with news of the flight.

"There wasn't as much information as I would like but we were kept updated," he said.

Malaysian IT strategy analyst Eugene Chin, who was heading to Bengaluru (Bangalore) for training, was asleep when one of the tyres of the plane burst during take off.

"When I woke up an hour later, I noticed that we were still hovering near Malaysia. I then overheard that something was wrong with the landing gear of the plane and that there was a possibility of an emergency landing," said the 24-year-old.

He said the plane went through a bumpy take off and he felt as if the plane had hit something.

"We received constant updates. The captain did a good job and was very thorough with safety procedures," he said. "The captain reassured us multiple times so that we know what was happening."

Earlier, MAS had issued a statement that flight MH192 that departed from KLIA at 10.09pm Sunday bound for Bengaluru had to make an air turn back.

Flight MH192 was scheduled to arrive in Bengaluru in India at 11.35pm the same day.

The aircraft, which right-land landing gear malfunctioned upon take off, landed safely at KLIA about 1.56am.

The flight was carrying a total number of 166 people on board which include 159 passengers and seven crew members.




MH192 passengers express relief and gratitude to 'heroic' pilot

<small class="clear">Monday, April 21, 2014 - 08:36
</small>Hariz Mohd and Abdul Azim Idris
New Straits Times

SEPANG, Malaysia - Passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH192 to Bangalore, India, that made a turnback to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport here due to landing gear mechanical problem earlier today, were not only relieved of their safe return but also thankful to their hero - its "calm and excellent " pilot.

Despite their traumatising four-hour experience, look of joy could clearly be seen on the passengers' face when acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein visited them at the airport's arrival hall at 3.45am.

Many took the chance to tell Hishammuddin of their experiences and feeling of relief, before praising the flight's pilot they called Captain Adam for what they described as "excellent landing" given the circumstances. (The pilot was later identified as Captain Nor Adam Azmi Abd Razak.) Businessman Dr K. Satish Shetty, from Manipal, India, said he was very satisfied of how the pilot handled the situation.

He said Adam managed to land the Boeing 737-800 smoothly and in short distance without any untoward incident.

"The problem happened right during takeoff, when we heard loud noise before the aircraft started shaking.

"We knew that something had gone wrong, before the pilot told us that there is a problem with the aircraft and they are trying to identify it.

"The pilot then told us that we need to make a turnback to KLIA, and we continued flying over Malaysian airspace for several hours to burn the fuel before he made landing attempts," he said when met at the arrival hall.

Another passenger who only identified himself as John, 49, from Netherlands, also shared similar sentiment.

He said the aircraft pilots and cabin crew have handled the situation in a professional manner.

"The passengers were very scared when we learnt that the flight was having trouble.

"Some were crying, while most of us had already started reciting prayers.

"But the crew were excellent and very professional... They managed to handle the situation well and avoid panic.

The flight departed KLIA at 10.09pm and scheduled to arrive in Bangalore at 11.30pm the same day.

It safely landed at the KLIA at 1.56am.

The passengers were taken to two hotels in Putrajaya after Immigration Department finished processing their documents, and they are scheduled to board another flight to Bangalore this afternoon.

 

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Malaysian Airlines is fucked, every single incident is reported and analysed like crazy.