AirAsia Jet Makes Successful Landing Though Two Ty

[Fairul 0]

AK made headline at KKIA one day ahead from their first A320 flight there..

 

AirAsia Jet Makes Successful Landing Though Two Tyres Blow Out

December 14, 2005 19:40 PM

 

 

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- An AirAsia jet carrying 130 passengers made a successful landing at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA), here Tuesday night although two of its left tyres blew out on touchdown.

 

No passengers or crew were reported to be injured in the incident which happened at 10.54 pm but it forced the closure of the airport, causing three incoming Malaysian Airlines (MAS) and an international flight from Incheon, Korea to be diverted to Kuching, Sarawak.

 

KKIA airport manager, Zakaria Daud said that there had not been a need to institute emergency procedures but it took quite a while to have the affected tyres fixed before the plane could be safely towed back to the terminal.

 

Zakaria, who was present to witness a training exercise on emergency procedures involving Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB), the Fire and Rescue Services Department and police at KKIA Wednesday, told reporters that the airport's operations returned to normal at 2.30 am.

 

He added that the plane would remain at KKIA until AirAsia's engineers gave it the go ahead to take to the air.

 

This is the second such incident involving an AirAsia aircraft at KKIA. On Nov 7 last year, a Boeing 737-400 belonging to the Low Cost Carrier (LLC) skidded off the runway while landing during heavy rain

 

[Y. J. Foo 0]

Seems AK always have some troubles in BKI isn't it??

 

a Boeing 737-400 belonging to the Low Cost Carrier (LLC)

 

Since when AK operates 734?? Those newsreporters...

[Ignatius 4]

Seems AK always have some troubles in BKI isn't it??

Since when AK operates 734??   Those newsreporters...

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News reporters are not aviation fans mah, they are more interested in casualties if they are any.. what diff does it make to them having know its a 300 or a 400 series??

 

[Pieter C. 5]

AK made headline at KKIA one day ahead from their first A320 flight there..

This is the second such incident involving an AirAsia aircraft at KKIA. On Nov 7 last year, a Boeing 737-400 belonging to the Low Cost Carrier (LLC) skidded off the runway while landing during heavy rain

 

Isn't this caused by the bad shape of KK's runway, rather than "bad" airmanship ???

 

[Isaac 0]

Did MAS file a case against AK (Compensation) ?

 

By the way, one of the 3 MH flights involved was a 333, bound for ICN.

[TK 0]

anti skid inop...

I hate incidents!!

[Min Chun 0]

oooooooooh...KKIA have so many incidents

no anti skids were applied?

[Teoh Z Yao 0]

Have heard of anti-skid for so long but never knew what it is used for... May the pilots please explain? Thanks... ;-)

Edited December 28, 2005 by Teoh Z Yao

[Peter Smith 1]

Anti-skid is really its namesake. It is fitted to the braking system to allow maximum pressure on the brakes, but at no stage will the a/c begin to skid. It becomes particularly effective in times such as this, when thrust reversers are in-op, however if so, they should remain closed.

 

In Aviation: "Learn from the mistake's of others, you won't live long enough to make them all yourself" Thankfully no casaulties in this one.

 

Happy New Year