The NTSB is monitoring the situation after the disappearance of the aircraft AirAsia – Onet.pl

 
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  Plane Malaysian low-cost airlines Airbus 320-200 went missing this morning
 
 
 

NTSB conducts inquiries in cases of serious accidents transport.

Plane Malaysian low-cost airlines Airbus 320-200 lost contact with air traffic control in Jakarta on h. 6.17 (0.17 Polish time), 42 minutes after the start of the Indonesian city of Surabaya and one hour before the planned arrival to Singapore. To loss of communication had come at a time when the aircraft was probably the Java Sea, between the islands of Borneo and Java. Just before the disappearance of the aircraft the pilot asked permission to change course due to bad weather conditions.

Due to the dark search AirAsia aircraft suspended, will be continued tomorrow.

By AirAsia on board were 155 passengers and seven members crew (157 Indonesians, three citizens of South Korea and one from Singapore and Malaysia). On board were 16 children and a baby.

According to the manufacturer of the aircraft, the aircraft lost engine that manufacturer’s serial number 3648, registered as PK-AXC, AirAsia lines delivered in October 2008. Powered by CFM 56-5B engines behind the machine had about 23 thousand. 13 flying hours during 600 flights.

This twin-engine plane takes up to 180 passengers in a single class. The first A320 aircraft entered into service in March 1988. Until the end of November of such planes flew over 6 thousand., And their entire fleet of air supported by approximately 300 operators He has flown over 154 million hours over 85 million flights.

(NZ)

The NTSB is monitoring the situation after the disappearance of the aircraft AirAsia – Onet.pl