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| Name | Air Asia X Flight (Perth to KL) Shaking Violently - 359 Passengers On-Board Feared For Their Lives |
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| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 25-06-2017 13:10:02 |
| Video Discription | Source: 7 News Brisbane (with additional follow up footage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZgehCAgebA) Air Asia Flight D7237 Kuala Lumpur-bound departed from Perth at around 7am (WST) on 25th June 2017 (Sunday) was forced to turn back after experiencing massive shuddering on-board the flight with hundreds of passengers fearing for their lives. According to the pilot, the left engine seized up 90 minutes into the journey. Some passengers even saw metal flying out of the engine. An explosion was heard prior to the aircraft violently shaking. Many passengers were crying and pulled out life jackets from under their seats while others were sending out messages to their loved ones preparing for the worst. Fortunately the plane managed to return to Perth airport and landed safely with all 359 passengers intact after one and a half hours of on-board trauma. Apparently the engine in question was turned off but the vibrating persisted due to windmilling. AirAsia maintains that this was a technical fault. (Jump straight to 1:20 for an animation of the plane's flight path) From commentator Andre: "Please read and upvote so others can read this.Those asking why was the engine still running and why not land a nearer airport? The engine running? It was not. Take a look at 0:17 - 0:21. That assembly was windmilling on incoming air with it's shaft probably broken. If you board planes frequently at windy airports you will notice that those blades can spin even with a 5 - 10knot wind. There's even a Youtube video that shows the fan blade assembly can be spun with 1 finger alone. If that engine was running and on power, i guarantee you it would rip apart. Next, why not a nearer airport? The plane which was 90 minutes into flight was at FL380 (38,000ft). With that amount of vibrations and uncertainty on how the airframe can cope, it's not wise to dive or make turns that will stress the airframe of the aircraft further, Perth just needs a 180deg turn and the plane can be coaxed smoothly downwards, all done with the most minimal turns. Coming in to nearer airports will need a fuel dump, which may affect the resonating frequency the damaged engine is putting on the airframe - and this can change in a very short span of time during the dump, which means, unexpected things can occour during the dive, which may affect recoverablity. Not to mention nearer airports will need multiple turns to bleed speed and get aligned. Going back to Perth also puts the aircraft over the ocean, which means there will be no land casualties should anything happen.The decision is debatable, however please be reminded it was an educated one that the pilot made in his armchair. It was not a spur of the moment decision or else he would have landed nearer with the odds above. Thank you for reading." UPDATE WITH FIRST HAND ACCOUNT (I.E. EXCERPT) FROM A PASSENGER ON-BOARD: "...The full context was, "Everything is under control in the cockpit. If you want to say a prayer, that might help too." his ask for prayer was said in such way that it was only to make us feel better and if it helped that was an individual thing. He was professional. He was human. He was a reassuring voice during this event and gave us hope, he is the reason i am still alive and i cannot thank him enough. English was his second language and he had a little trouble speaking to us but what he said was enough. Interestingly, despite 80% of his passengers being Asian descent, he only spoke in English through the incident. And to the people blaming Air Asia for the event, it was not their fault and they did their best to keep us comfortable during the incident and the aftermath. Yes, we did stay in an airport for several hours waiting on news of what was to happen next, but they provided us with vouchers for food and water and the wait was only to ensure the best for us. During this time it was telling that everyone was calm, tolerant and patient - not all like a standard 3-hr wait in a queue. We were given the choice of full refunds of tickets, a rescheduled flight, or to stay in the airport a little longer for a later flight. It took time because during the chaos period, they needed to work out a plan and then communicate that plan. I'd rather wait to get one correct story than get four hastily-delivered wrong stories..." Source: https://www.facebook.com/maddie.wright.5661/posts/479001659120924 |
| Category | Travel & Events |
| Tags | AirAsia flight returns to Perth due to 'technical issue' | shaking like a washing machine turned on | AirAsiaX | AirAsia | AAX | Told to pray | Washing Machine | Pesawat AirAsia D7237 Bergegar | Patah Balik Ke Perth |
