Lite Beer Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Malaysia Airlines jet turns back due to 'pressure' woes KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysia Airlines plane was forced to turn back due to pressure problems inside the aircraft after being in the air for almost an hour, a top aviation watchdog official said on Sunday (Aug 24). Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation told AFP that the plane returned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport because it was unable to maintain the correct pressure inside the aircraft. "It was not able to maintain the right pressure differential for the comfort of the passengers. It is not a major problem," he said. Malaysia Airlines officials could not be reached for comment.Meanwhile the Star Online reported that the Tokyo-bound flight was 50 minutes into its journey when it was forced to return to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after taking off at 2.50am GMT (10.50am on Saturday, Singapore time). Passengers were subsequently transferred to another plane which departed at 5.15am GMT (1.15pm, Singapore time), it said.The flag carrier, which prior to this year had a good safety record, has been in the spotlight in the past six months following two aviation tragedies - the disappearance of flight MH370 on Mar 8, and the shooting down of MH17 on Jul 17 while flying over rebel-held eastern Ukraine. The two aviation tragedies killed 537 passengers. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/malaysia-airlines-jet/1327468.html?cid=TWTCNA&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter --Channel News Asia 2014-08-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 A few brown underpants on that flight, I bet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Barely newsworthy IMO. What's next, "Malaysian Flight Attendant breaks wind." ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Barely newsworthy IMO. What's next, "Malaysian Flight Attendant breaks wind." ? More tea vicar? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 ^ lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupermarineS6B Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Pressure problems,,,,,,, "It's not a major problem says the airline"...... It is if you can't breathe !.......... C'mon boys read the book,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Above ten thousand.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 50 minutes, just about the same time as the waypoint of the earlier one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Barely newsworthy IMO. What's next, "Malaysian Flight Attendant breaks wind." ? I thought the same. But then, it may be of interest to those that fly that route or track the aircraft registration number.There is a small group of people whose hobby is tracking each aircraft and recording its history, such as maintenance, incidents, etc. I'm not one of them. Edited August 25, 2014 by Benmart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATF Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I don't know why the whole board of directors and the entire maintenance crew hasn't been fired by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubby johnson Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 So the same corrupt political appointees and incompetent clowns are still in charge of Malaysian Airlines, siphoning off cash and bleeding the airline to a slow death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biplanebluey Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 A few brown underpants on that flight, I bet!! Losing pressure is an extremely dangerous situationwhich would cause a bit more than your "brown underpants".Do you think he (the pilot) should have carried on til they all lost consciousness (including the crew of course) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 air suicide is a better name or ... LAST RIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolut Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Barely newsworthy IMO. What's next, "Malaysian Flight Attendant breaks wind." ? Actually the latest is Malaysian Airlines Chief Steward sexually assaults female passenger on KL to Paris flight. Currently held in Paris awaiting trial. Edited August 25, 2014 by Absolut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorproc156 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The only reason this even made the news is because it's Malaysia Airlines. Turn backs are very common and happen all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 A few brown underpants on that flight, I bet!! Losing pressure is an extremely dangerous situationwhich would cause a bit more than your "brown underpants".Do you think he (the pilot) should have carried on til they all lost consciousness (including the crew of course) I think you misunderstood the quoted post. He meant that with the recent events happening to MA, the passengers crapped their pants thinking they might be next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Exactly, but I thought I'd let him fume a little longer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Barely newsworthy IMO. What's next, "Malaysian Flight Attendant breaks wind." ? Actually the latest is Malaysian Airlines Chief Steward sexually assaults female passenger on KL to Paris flight.Currently held in Paris awaiting trial. Would never happen with QANTAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I can appreciate that all of Malaysian airlines under a great deal of pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Not that uncommon for planes to have to land because of trouble pressurising. It's not like it's a sudden decompression. If it wasn't MH, it wouldn't be noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Virtually every day one or more planes suffer from pressurization problems, those are the ones that are reported bet a lot more go unreported. If there was a massive rapid decompression and the plane did a rapid decent to 10,000' feet then that would be news, fortunately that is a rare occurrences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Virtually every day one or more planes suffer from pressurization problems, those are the ones that are reported bet a lot more go unreported. If there was a massive rapid decompression and the plane did a rapid decent to 10,000' feet then that would be news, fortunately that is a rare occurrences. This one according to flight radar did from 21000 to 100000 in about 4 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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