Malaysia Airlines files incident report with CAAM over Tawau flight turnback

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) has filed a Mandatory Occurrence Report with the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) following the recent technical issue and incident involving flight MH2664.

The flight made an air turnback to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) while en route to Tawau on April 3.

In a statement on Monday (April 11), MAB said the incident report was filed as required by Regulation 165 of Civil Aviation Regulations 2016 for CAAM’s action as part of monitoring and safety resolution requirements.

It said throughout the past week, the airline had been working closely with CAAM to identify the cause of the incident, as well as to examine the responses by its pilots.

“The airline strongly refutes allegations of any concealment from the public… (and) was at all times following the necessary and standard procedures.

“Malaysia Airlines regrets and apologises for the anxiety and discomfort experienced by passengers on the flight,” it said.

MAB reiterated that it is fully committed to ensuring the safety of its passengers and would ensure that all instructions for corrective measures outlined by CAAM will be implemented immediately.

On Sunday (April 100, CAAM chief executive officer Datuk Chester Voo was reported to have said that a technical issue that occurred during the flight was due to a malfunction in the pitot-static system, an instrument that measures pressure differences to determine air speed and altitude.

The malfunction produced a false speed indication, causing the aircraft to pitch up and deactivating the autopilot, he added. – Bernama