charles 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2007 malaysian Airbus MH 2529 departing Kg for KLIA today had to return to KIA. problem with Hydraulics. Aircraft landed but not able to taxi . had to be towed to the bay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry Ang 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2007 MY GOD!!! I saw an A330 in the skies this evening, she was quite low, flying directly above the Sarawak river...something unusual bcoz its not a usual flight path to fly directly above the river. I didnt know it had hyd problems!!! How did the pilots maneuver???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter Sim 1 Report post Posted June 4, 2007 Hydraulic problem that means? erm wheels not extendable, not steerable? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teoh Z Yao 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2007 More info? Photos? Jerry, maybe you could describe more of what you saw and heard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imran K. 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2007 IIRC...The A330 has quite a few backup hydraulic systems just in case one fails. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chan CS 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2007 I saw an A330 in the skies this evening, she was quite low, flying directly above the Sarawak river...something unusual bcoz its not a usual flight path to fly directly above the river. I didnt know it had hyd problems!!! Is that a standard procedure to fly above the river under such circumtances? Anyway, bravo to the pilots landed the aircraft safely! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry Ang 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2007 More info? Photos? Jerry, maybe you could describe more of what you saw and heard? Sorry guys, no photos. I didnt bring along my camera that time. I was juz walking along Kuching Waterfront when I saw a MAS A330 flying low - below the clouds. It didn't look like it has a problem to me, it was juz flying normally. No funny sound or sight. Juz normal. Except for it being low and flying somewhere not usually flown. Irregular flightpath. It flew (from where I was) from south west heading north east towards petra jaya, crossing the sarawak river, then bank north. I thought it was flying to Hong Kong or something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Idham 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2007 Is that a standard procedure to fly above the river under such circumstances? No la, how come....the river was there, the problem occurred, so it was coincident... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yusoff 1 Report post Posted June 5, 2007 Then what happened? any news? pics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted June 5, 2007 Saw the A330-300 in KCH this morning. Think it was too early for an Airbus flight to KCH, but was told by a ground staff that it was AOG from the previous day. Hydraulic problem on MH A330? Nothing new. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted June 5, 2007 Ohhh now i get to understand why its landing gear doors are fully extended open when my flight taxi pass it last nite, to me ,i thought well, biasalah A330 grounded in kch, the last time one got stranded was like weeks ago, didnt know its hydraulics though, but having seen the gear doors and jerry's sighting.. now i get it, but again it flew home before 5pm today...left after the heavy rain.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry Ang 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2007 Iggy, i thought u are about to say "Jerry wallaped the hyd pump!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted June 5, 2007 Iggy, i thought u are about to say "Jerry wallaped the hyd pump!" Did You???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yusoff 1 Report post Posted June 6, 2007 Last Monday I saw Fedex's MD-11 departing PEN's rwy4 with none of its landing gears retracted. dunno when it retracts (or never?) because already out of my eye's limit to zoom at the gears (haha!). it was heading south. SIN probably.. Few days back, saw MH 734 climbing rwy4 slower than usual, with unretracted gears as well! heading north... Why? gears too hot to reatract??... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teoh Z Yao 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2007 Wah... So many sightings that seem interesting... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted June 7, 2007 Few days back, saw MH 734 climbing rwy4 slower than usual, with unretracted gears as well! heading north... Possibilities: 1. Gear too hot to retract. 2. Line training. Pilot incap. No news about any system failure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin Lau 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2007 this reminds me the following day after Charles post I saw another Airbus I think its a A332 of MH flying low over the city area. Similar to what Jerry is saying. I was around HSBC bank area. Saw it pass through that area towards the airport and the landing gears are not retracted . flaps down and flying quite low. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted June 8, 2007 Jerry, on your Google plight path, you've just drawn the approximate escape route procedure for KCH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin Lau 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2007 Jerry, on your Google plight path, you've just drawn the approximate escape route procedure for KCH. What's a escape path? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khaled 2 Report post Posted June 8, 2007 (edited) What's a escape path? Certain airports has high climb gradient requirement due to terrain. It is possible to achieve the gradient required on two engine. However if 1 engine fails, this high gradient requirement might be impossible to achieve. So they have special escape route procedure that will require u to deviate from normal SID. Edited June 8, 2007 by Khaled Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted June 8, 2007 and the escape route for KCH is: "At 2 DME VKG turn right heading 030, intercept radial 350 VKG. Maintain on the radial until MSA of 4200 ft". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yusoff 1 Report post Posted June 8, 2007 So she DOES having a problem that day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
