MALAYSIA AIRLINES MH192 BOUND FOR BANGALORE TURNS BACK AND LANDS SAFELY AT KLIA AFTER RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BURST DURING TAKE OFF

BY DINA MURAD

Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein greeting passengers at the gate as they arrive back at KLIA.

   

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SEPANG: A Malaysian passenger is happy to be alive after flight MH192 was forced to make an emergency landing at 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.

Eugene shares his traumatic experience but is happy to be back safe.

"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.

Passengers arriving at Gate 2 in KLIA after the air turn back.

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.

3.18am

MEDIA STATEMENT released at 3.18am/21 Apr 2014 - MH192 Incident

Sepang, 21 April 2014: Malaysia Airlines flight MH192 that departed Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 10.09pm bound for Bangalore earlier had turned back and landed safely in KLIA at 1.56am, today.

This was because one of the tyres on the right hand main landing gear burst during takeoff. The Captain was alerted by Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control that tyre debris were found on the runway and immediately contacted Malaysia Airlines Operations Control Centre (OCC) at 10:25pm. As safety is of utmost priority to Malaysia Airlines, the aircraft was required to turn back to KLIA.

The Airport Fire Rescue Services (AFRS) were deployed as soon as the pilot was instructed to turn back to KLIA by OCC.

All 159 passengers and 7 crew members on board have disembarked from the aircraft. MH192 will be retimed to depart KLIA at 3.30pm on 21 April 2014 and arrive Bangalore at 5.00pm the same day.

Meanwhile all passengers will be accommodated at nearby hotels.

The Acting Transport Minister of Malaysia was at KLIA to meet the passengers and crew .

Hishammuddin Hussein ‏@HishammuddinH2O  2h

Capt Adam : my hero n hero of all d passengers onboard : they told me so!

Hishammuddin Hussein ‏@HishammuddinH2O  2h

With d crew just now : Capt Adam n his crew - unbelievable : calm / collected /prfessional. Proud of them.

Our indefatigable Minister of Transport @HishammuddinH2O and the main hero of #MH192, Captain Adam of @mas.

Thank you To The Crew and Pilots of MH 172! Y'all make @mas and Msians

H2O Comms ‏@H2OComms  2h

DS @HishammuddinH2O getting briefed on the situation on board #MH192 from the crew, all pax were calm and composed

proud \\
Their faces says it all : wajah mereka je mengambarkan segala galanya :) Thank God they are safe\

1.55am 
MH192 has landed safely after executing an Emergency Landing

Flight MH192 has landed safely at KLIA. Pix by NSTP/Sairien Nafis

Jabatan Bomba & Penyelamat Malaysia (Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia)

Maklumat Terkini

Pendaratan Kecemasan Pesawat MAS MH192.

Tarikh/Masa: 21/04/2014, Jam 0150.
Lokasi: KLIA Airport, Sepang, Selangor.
Balai Terlibat: BBP Banting dan BBP Bangi.
Mangsa: 158 orang selamat.
Catatan: Kejadian melibatkan sebuah pesawat jenis Boeing 737 siri 800 (MH192) nombor pendaftaran 9MMXJ telah berjaya mendarat kecemasan di landasan Runway 2, KLIA pada jam 0155 dan tiada sebarang kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan.

Banting fire and rescue department officer Malik Hamdan said MH192 landed normal and safely, only one of the landing gears malfunctioned and no foam were sprayed on the tarmac. Passengers have disembarked from plane.

MH192 Landed Safely

1.53am
Plane dropping Altitude Now Expected to do Emergency Landing at KLIA around 2am
Aircraft(B738)
Boeing 737-8H6
Registration(75020A)
9M-MXJ
Altitude
725 ft Vertical Speed
-768 fpm
Speed
146 kt Track
325°
Latitude
2.6894 Longitude
101.7341
Radar
F-WMSA2 Squawk
2156



1.35am:

MEDIA STATEMENT released at 1.35am/21 Apr 2014
MH192 Incident
Sepang, 21 April 2014: Malaysia Airlines 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


UPDATED:

DCA CONFIRMS Flight MH192 that departed from KUL at 10.09pm bound for Bangalore has made an air turn back towards KUL and is now doing a holding pattern above the straits of malacca near KLIA

Scraps of MH192 tyre salvaged from KLIA runaway-RWY32R.

DCA official says Malaysia Airlines #FlightMH192 will only be allowed to land at KLIA once it runs out of petrol.

Earlier on, the Operation Control Centre of MAS (OCC) sent out a Code Red Alert MH 192:

“Please be informed B738/MXJ MH192 reported tyre burst after take off and RH landing gear indicates unsafe in extended position. We are declaring CODE RED on MH192. Aircraft will ETA 0115lt. Pls assemble now at Emarald Room.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBMQyMYwe6o

LIVE FEED ON FLIGHT RADAR :

http://www.flightradar24.com/MAS192/327a227

	Aircraft(B738) Boeing 737-8H6
	Registration(75020A) 9M-MXJ
	Altitude 3,550 ft	Vertical Speed -1152 fpm
	Speed 187 kt	Track 86°
	Latitude 2.5295	Longitude 101.5993
	Radar F-WMKK1	Squawk 2156

Kuala Lumpur Int'l (WMKK / KUL) Terminal M	Bengaluru Int'l (VOBL / BLR)
10:22PM MYT	11:25PM IST
Scheduled: 10:10PM MYT 7-day average: 10:15PM MYT	Scheduled: 11:20PM IST 7-day average: 11:15PM IST

Other flights between these airports

3 hr 1 min

31 min

Duration: 3 hours 32 minutes

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Status	En Route / On Time (40 sm down; 1,754 sm to go)
Aircraft	Boeing 737-800 (twin-jet) (B738 – photos)
Speed	243 kts (planned: 426 kts) (graph)
Altitude	7,100 feet (graph)
Distance	Direct: 1,794 sm    Planned: 1,794 sm