Malaysia Airlines Plane "Loses Contact"

[KTF]

From what I can see from pprune, there had been a modification made to the flaperon that has been found and that modification is something that Malaysian Airlines have done to their fleet.

But there is no record of that modification in the aircrafts (9M-MRO) maintenance record which is why they are not saying it is 100% at the moment.

[AreOut]

KTF said:

Sounds like politics. Other than its missing (well the rest of it) what else is there to reveal?

Malaysians may know the reason for divert(or even desired destination), yet be reluctant to reveal it because of possible political implications.

[Spanna]

My grandad reckons the Chinese (or on Chinese orders) that it was shot down and that the co-pilot took control and was unresponsive hence the action taken.

He kond of corrected himself when I asked about this and said it's just a theory from his Chinese mate. Who knows, eh?

[JuniorD]

Spanna said:

My grandad reckons the Chinese (or on Chinese orders) that it was shot down and that the co-pilot took control and was unresponsive hence the action taken.

He kond of corrected himself when I asked about this and said it's just a theory from his Chinese mate. Who knows, eh?

I can't tell you how grateful I am to hear your Grandad's theory.

[KTF]

Spanna said:

My grandad reckons the Chinese (or on Chinese orders) that it was shot down and that the co-pilot took control and was unresponsive hence the action taken.

He kond of corrected himself when I asked about this and said it's just a theory from his Chinese mate. Who knows, eh?

Did they shoot it down then the other guy took control or was is the other way around Best get your ducks in a row before you send this extraordinary piece of information off to the investigators...

[Spanna]

My grandad loves his wild theories. I said it's a guarantee that it crashed into the Indian Ocean given the debris has washed up, so the hypoxia theories are most likely. He still likes the wilder theory though, some people just love a conspiracy.

[CAPP0]

KTF said:

That the part came from a 777 was pretty much a given. Now did it come from the MH370 airframe, thats another questions that the 'experts' are still being very cautious about.

(Semi)-serious question - do flaperons fall off 777s sufficiently frequently, without them crashing, that this could possibly have come from another plane? In other words, are they bolting new flaperons on with such boring regularity that they can't decide whether it might have come from any one of 500 planes currently on the ground with a flaperon missing?

I believe I know the answer to this somewhat-rhetorical question already; however....

[Roo]

CAPP0 said:

KTF said:

That the part came from a 777 was pretty much a given. Now did it come from the MH370 airframe, thats another questions that the 'experts' are still being very cautious about.

(Semi)-serious question - do flaperons fall off 777s sufficiently frequently, without them crashing, that this could possibly have come from another plane? In other words, are they bolting new flaperons on with such boring regularity that they can't decide whether it might have come from any one of 500 planes currently on the ground with a flaperon missing?

I believe I know the answer to this somewhat-rhetorical question already; however....

I wondered that.

[KTF]

CAPP0 said:

(Semi)-serious question - do flaperons fall off 777s sufficiently frequently, without them crashing, that this could possibly have come from another plane? In other words, are they bolting new flaperons on with such boring regularity that they can't decide whether it might have come from any one of 500 planes currently on the ground with a flaperon missing?

I believe I know the answer to this somewhat-rhetorical question already; however....

From what they have said on pprune, none have fallen off in flight and if the did then it would be reported and logged.

[Martin4x4]

KTF said:

CAPP0 said:

(Semi)-serious question - do flaperons fall off 777s sufficiently frequently, without them crashing, that this could possibly have come from another plane? In other words, are they bolting new flaperons on with such boring regularity that they can't decide whether it might have come from any one of 500 planes currently on the ground with a flaperon missing?

I believe I know the answer to this somewhat-rhetorical question already; however....

From what they have said on pprune, none have fallen off in flight and if the did then it would be reported and logged.

It would also be a major problem for the plane

[tali1]

I'm 99.99% convinced it was main pilot suicide.

[onyx39]

tali1 said:

I'm 99.99% convinced it was main pilot suicide.

2 in 2 years when to the best of my knowledge there has only ever been one other?

[Mr_B]

onyx39 said:

tali1 said:

I'm 99.99% convinced it was main pilot suicide.

2 in 2 years when to the best of my knowledge there has only ever been one other?

Was watching this one just this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV0xJY_Vcug

[Luke Warm]

onyx39 said:

tali1 said:

I'm 99.99% convinced it was main pilot suicide.

2 in 2 years when to the best of my knowledge there has only ever been one other?

Japan Airlines 350
Royal Air Maroc 630
SilkAir 185
EgyptAir 990
LAM Mozambique Airlines 470

[AreOut]

tali1 said:

I'm 99.99% convinced it was main pilot suicide.

but why would he turn SE after getting around Indonesia if that was his goal?

[TheSnitch]

AreOut said:

tali1 said:

I'm 99.99% convinced it was main pilot suicide.

but why would he turn SE after getting around Indonesia if that was his goal?

Oh my God, you're right!

That's just irrational .......

[AreOut]

it doesn't make any sense (not that suicide makes lot of sense either)

[AdeTuono]

AreOut said:

it doesn't make any sense (not that suicide makes lot of sense either)

Nor do you, for the most part.

[TheSnitch]

AdeTuono said:

AreOut said:

it doesn't make any sense (not that suicide makes lot of sense either)

Nor do you, for the most part.

[AreOut]

AdeTuono said:

Nor do you, for the most part.

to each his own