KLIA runway closed after Malaysia Airlines plane tyres deflate upon landing
SEPANG: One runway at (KLIA) closed until further notice
after Malaysia Airlines plane's tyres deflated upon landing
Flight MH726 from Jakarta had two tyres deflate after landed on Runway 2
aircraft's passengers and crew safely disembarked
airline will be investigating cause of incident on Boeing aircraft," it said
"Runway 2 at KLIA will be closed until further notice."
SEPANG: One of the runways at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has been closed until further notice, after a Malaysia Airlines plane's tyres deflated upon landing.
Flight MH726 from Jakarta had two tyres deflate after it landed at 7.13am on Tuesday (May 2) on Runway 2.
In a statement, Malaysia Airlines said the Boeing 738 aircraft's passengers and crew safely disembarked and were transferred by bus to the terminal, and that it would be investigating the incident.
"The airline will be investigating the cause of the incident on the Boeing 738 aircraft," it said. "Due to an aircraft shortage, some flights utilising this aircraft will be upgraded to the Airbus 330 - and we are looking into deploying the Airbus 380 aircraft to service the Australian routes."
It added: "Runway 2 at KLIA will be closed until further notice."
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Syed Akbar Ali Comments
We must thank Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed that he put in FOUR runways at the KLIA. So we still have THREE more operational runways. Dont worry folks.
By coincidence just days ago I was listening to someone talking about these recurring problems at the KLIA.
Talk is pilots are complaining that the runways at the KLIA are not even. They are uneven. The reason being the tarmac is subsiding (or sinking). As a result when planes land, the speed of the landing and hitting the "bumps" can make the tyres explode. This is a dangerous situation.
This is what has happened to Flight M726 from Jakarta. TWO of the planes tyres deflated (aka exploded).
The fact that Runway 2 is closed until further notice is plain acknowledgement that the runway is sinking. It is not the fault of the pilot.
The KLIA in Sepang is part of a very large peaty area with a fairly thick layer of peat on the surface. Airport runways on peaty soil need to be properly engineered with very solid ground preparation (piling, ground treatment etc). Otherwise the ground will sink under the weight of heavy concrete structures (like runways) built over it.
Here is more news. It is not just the runways that are sinking.
Talk is the huge fuel storage tanks (that store the aircraft fuel) at the KLIA in Sepang are also sinking into the peaty ground.
As a result of the settling, there has been water seepage into the fuel reservoirs. And the quality of aviation fuel may be compromised. Of course remedial measures are in place. But a permanent fix is required.
KLIA has already started talking with contractors to fix the problem. The expertise is rather restricted and only one engineering company seems to have the know how to fix this unique problem at the KLIA. I dont know the contractor's name but I know the country they come from.
The KLIA has to fix ground measuring sensors all around the airport. Any settlement has to be detected early and counter measures taken asap. A stitch in time can easily save nine.
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