Technical glitch forces MAS flight back to Bangalore

[affendi osman 0]

Quoted from THE STAR

 

NEW DELHI: A technical glitch forced a Malaysia Airlines aircraft bound for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to turn back to the Bengaluru International Airport.

MAS area manager (Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) Hamzah Ayob said that MH193 took off at 12.25pm Sunday and after about one and half hours in the air, an error in the weather radar system was noted.

The Boeing 737-800 had to turn back to Bengaluru and landed safely, he told Bernama here.

Hamzah said all 140 passengers were safe and given accommodation at a hotel, adding that they would board another flight to Malaysia at 7pm Sunday. BERNAMA

[CH Teo 0]

Who has the details for the rego?

[affendi osman 0]

Could it be this one?

 

 

Latest flights by 9M-MXH

• MAS193 seen @ 2012-04-14 23:47 CET on route from BLR to KUL
  
• MAS192 seen @ 2012-04-14 19:49 CET on route from KUL to BLR
  

[sweekee 0]

140pax = 87.5%,

What's a great loading

[Sanjay Thaker 0]

BLR flight departing at 12:35 PM? Typo perhaps? And the pax finally travelled on another flight at 7pm ? Something doesn't sound right with this article.

[Mike P 0]

140pax = 87.5%,

What's a great loading

 

load factor was never a problem... just the cost...

[Cire 0]

the flight's weather radar fails...?

[GeO 0]

Brand new aircraft got glitch?

[affendi osman 0]

Brand new aircraft got glitch?

 

young people also got sick...

same goes with new plane

[andrewljs 0]

MH 193 usually departs at 12.30am. not sure whether they depart at 7pm next day or 7am next morning

[Gavin Andrew David 6]

weather radar? I don't remember the requirements in the Minimum Equipment List, but didn't realise it is a no go item

[Sanjay Thaker 0]

MEL says Installed 1, Required 1. "Must be operative"

[Ahmad M 1]

weather radar? I don't remember the requirements in the Minimum Equipment List, but didn't realise it is a no go item

 

It happened inflight so the MEL doesn't apply anymore. The crew probably decided it is unwise to continue flying across the Indian ocean in the middle of the night without a servicable weather radar.

[Aaron Goh 1]

yalor how to avoid weather at nite w/o wx radar? some more so much weather especially around igogu and VIH.

[Teoh Z Yao 0]

Why not use landing lights to check if there is cloud ahead...? Hahaha...

[Mushrif A 3]

Why not use landing lights to check if there is cloud ahead...? Hahaha...

 

Or stick your hand out to see if it's really raining?

[Teoh Z Yao 0]

Or stick your hand out to see if it's really raining?

 

 

The oncoming air is too strong in this case... LOL

[BC Tam 2]

The oncoming air is too strong in this case... LOL

Can always slow down plane so wind not so strong - so simple wan

[Kee Hooi Yen 0]

Can check with Jabatan Kaji Cuaca ?

[Ahmad M 1]

Before the flight they've already got all the weather info from the Met office.

[Aaron Goh 1]

Before the flight they've already got all the weather info from the Met office.

 

and then just wear 3D glasses

[Kee Hooi Yen 0]

or check with CNN World Weather News

[Teoh Z Yao 0]

Can always slow down plane so wind not so strong - so simple wan

 

I will lose lift if I slow down! LOL