Narrative:
Malindo Airways flight OD1804 suffered a fire in the nr.1 engine while climbing through an altitude of 7000 feet after departure from Kuala Lumpur-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia. The crew shut down the engine and commenced an emergency descent and return to the airport. A safe landing was carried out on runway 15.
There were no reported injuries. The passengers were flown to Terengganu on another flight. On board the aircraft at the time were the Terengganu Football Team.
CAUSE: "The probable cause of the engine fire was due to the leakage from the No.6 position fuel nozzle adapter secondary manifold fitting."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 26 March 2014 |
| Time: | 07:42 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-600) |
| Operator: | Malindo Airways |
| Registration: | 9M-LMH |
| MSN: | 1095 |
| First flight: | 2013-07-16 (8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | N of Kuala Lumpur-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) ( Malaysia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kuala Lumpur-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB/WMSA), Malaysia |
| Kuala Terengganu-Sultan Mahmood Airport (TGG/WMKN), Malaysia | |
| Flightnumber: | OD1804 |
Malindo Airways flight OD1804 suffered a fire in the nr.1 engine while climbing through an altitude of 7000 feet after departure from Kuala Lumpur-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia. The crew shut down the engine and commenced an emergency descent and return to the airport. A safe landing was carried out on runway 15.
There were no reported injuries. The passengers were flown to Terengganu on another flight. On board the aircraft at the time were the Terengganu Football Team.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: "The probable cause of the engine fire was due to the leakage from the No.6 position fuel nozzle adapter secondary manifold fitting."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» Malindo Air plane catches fire, passengers escape unhurt (astroawani.com, 26 March 2014)Follow-up / safety actions
AAIB Malaysia issued 1 Safety Recommendation
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Malindo en route to Terengganu from Subang suffers engine fire this morning. Everyone on board the flight was safe. pic.twitter.com/D8FBQOcvcp
andy telasai (@andytelasai) March 26, 2014Map
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-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport to Kuala Terengganu-Sultan Mahmood Airport as the crow flies is 302 km (189 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Kuala Lumpur-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport to Kuala Terengganu-Sultan Mahmood Airport as the crow flies is 302 km (189 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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