Incident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 02 OCT 2009 |
| Time: | 08:18 UTC |
| Type: | Boeing 737-4H6 |
| Operator: | Malaysia Airlines |
| Registration: | 9M-MMR |
| C/n / msn: | 26468/2445 |
| First flight: | 1993-03-03 (16 years 7 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 39740 |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-3C1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 149 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Kuching Airport (KCH) (Malaysia) |
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL/WMKK), Malaysia |
| Kuching Airport (KCH/WBGG), Malaysia |
The Boeing 737-400 sustained substantial damage as the left hand main gear gave way at the gate at Kuching Airport (KCH), Malaysia. The wing was punctured by the undercarriage leg and the nr.1 engine contacted the platform.
Sources:
» malaysianwings.net
» NTSB
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport to Kuching Airport as the crow flies is 965 km (603 miles).
Distance from Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport to Kuching Airport as the crow flies is 965 km (603 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
