Lion Air Plane Reported Technical Issues Prior to Tragic Crash
31 October 2018 07:56 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Lion Air PK-LQP aircraft reportedly experienced trouble with its flight instruments while flying the Denpasar – Jakarta route on the night of October 28, which saw its instruments giving inaccurate readings of its airspeed and altitude. This was the same aircraft that eventually crashed at Tanjung Karawan sea the following morning on its flight to Pangkal Pinang.
Tempo’s source, a commercial aircraft mechanic, asserted that an unreliable airspeed indication is a critical matter for an aircraft.
“It is truly dangerous to fly with an altitude indicator that is not accurate. It is the main measuring instrument in an aircraft that is related to other systems onboard the aircraft,” said the mechanic in a Whatsapp conversation with Tempo.
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He maintained that whenever an aircraft experiences such abnormalities, it should be immediately be re-calibrated by a technician before it is permitted to fly again. The Lion Air PK-LQP flight JT 610 that crashed into the sea on Monday is known to be a brand new Boeing Max 8.
The logbook report would eventually reveal any individual that is responsible for identifying the abnormalities, either the technician or mechanic who gave the permit for the ill-fated aircraft. This issue was first reported by Koran Tempo on Tuesday, October 30.
Co-pilot Fulki Naufan who operated the Lion Air PK-LQP aircraft in the Denpasar – Jakarta route refused to provide any statements regarding the craft’s abnormality prior to the tragic crash. Meanwhile, Lion air Group Corporate Communications Ramaditya Handoko said on record that the airliner will have to recheck the aircraft’s last report.
ZACHARIAS WURAGIL
