Incident With Firefly 17 March

[Obiwan]

This was on the Aviation Herald website today:

Incident: Firefly AT72 at Koh Samui on Mar 17th 2012, high powered communication exchange in cockpit, spiral dive in initial climb

A Firefly Avion de Regional Transport ATR-72-500, flight FY-3609 from Koh Samui (Thailand) to Kuala Lumpur Subang (Malaysia) with 70 passengers, was taxiing for departure when captain and second officer at the flight deck began to engage in a debate. While the aircraft lined up for departure on runway 17, flaps in takeoff position, shouting from the flight deck was heard in the passenger cabin. The initial takeoff run appeared sluggish, about half way down the runway engines were accelerated, the takeoff acceleration returned to normal and the aircraft rotated safely off the runway, shouting continued throughout the takeoff run. While climbing out of the runway flaps and gear were retracted, shouting still continued, at about 1500 feet AGL the aircraft rolled slightly right followed by pronounced roll to the left to beyond 45 degrees of bank, the aircraft lost about 500 feet of height before the wing rolled sharply level and the aircraft recovered from the dive. While shouting still continued on the flight deck the flight set course to Kuala Lumpur, about 15 minutes after departure the shouting ceased. The aircraft landed safely in Kuala Lumpur about 2 hours after departure.

Source :http://avherald.com/h?article=44e2fae9&opt=0

Edited April 18, 2012 by Rooo
Added source & reduced quote to comply with Fair Use requirements.

[Jdietz]

Sounds like a standard instructor / student session.

[John 1]

Reading the article this was a serious incident at least they fired the captain they should have named him but I suppose he will be flying for another company by now so look out.

[BigC]

I shall never fly with fire fly again not because of their aircraft but because of there un professional and corrupt way of handling my situation before.

From the Malaysia side the business side of things are not bad.

Without going into details what should have cost me 15000 baht for 2 ways plus hotel ended costing me about 45 k due to lack of help from Sami staff.

Basically they would not change my flight even though it was not my fault that I could not fly.

Instead they wanted me pay another 15 k. When I got to Malaysia I did my visa quicker than expected by I though that my original tickets had been cancelled. Anyway I asked of I could change my ticket that I was supposed rouse the next day to this day. I expected they would say no as Sami said they have a no refund and no change ticket policy .

Malaysia airport said that I can and it cost me 400 baht.

Fire fly is owned by Malaysia company.

So why did those ..... In Sami make me pay another 15000 baht

Other problems I had I cannot be botherd to going to