On April 8th, 2017 (Saturday), while it was raining heavily at Sibu, I received a photo of Malaysia Airlines B737-800 with emergency slides deployed via Whatsapp Group. Puzzled, I quickly asked my friend where did he receive that photo, and he said a friend of him send the photo.
Determined to know more, i quickly informed 2 aviation group on Whatsapp (where i've joined), asking do they heard anything about it. And moments later, information began to pour in: a Malaysia Airlines B737-800 aircraft skidded shortly after landing due to heavy thunderstorm.
The first photo of the incident which began to viral on Social Media (even the press later using this photo on their headlines the following day)
The incident occurred around 2200hrs, as the ill-fated aircraft (B737-8H6, 9M-MXX) operating as Flight 2718 from Kuala Lumpur (the last flight of the day). The pax load on that flight was surprisingly low, 61 passengers and 6 crews (4 Flight Attendants, Pilot & Co-Pilot). However, all passengers and crews onboard the aircraft escaped unharmed, and they quickly exited the aircraft in a manner.
The incident caused the airport to be closed for the entire day (9th April 2017), which led to cancellation of flights and passengers ended up heading to Bintulu Airport to catch up any available flights, or cancelling them.
More photos of the incident below:
More photos of the incident below:
And here are the details of the incident by The Aviation Herald:
Malaysia Airlines Flight 2718 Incident, The Aviation Herald
As on April 24th, the aircraft is still parked at remote bay, as she underwent repairs:
(Photo Credit: Dr. Chuo Hock Tieng)
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