This we must
agree is the most likely scenario and that the plane simply flew on in its last
heading. Perhaps the pilot took the
craft up in a forlorn attempt to blow out a cabin window. Right now without the wreck we can never
know.
What should be
blindingly obvious is that any air transport of lithium batteries is simply too
dangerous and must be halted. That
includes air transport as the insurance will and must become onerous. Why this has not already been demanded and
enforced escapes me.
With a ticking
bomb in the cargo hold, weighing over a ton, there is no need to entertain any
other scenario at all. It may even have
blown up midair and crashed that way.
Otherwise it simply did run out of fuel and then crashed.
Malaysian Airlines flight MH370
Missing jet WAS carrying highly
flammable lithium batteries CEO of Malaysian Airlines finally admits to
dangerous cargo four days after DENYING it!
By SIMON
TOMLINSON PUBLISHED: 12:11 EST, 21 March 2014
When asked days ago, he said it was carrying ‘tonnes of mangosteens’
Lithium-ion batteries have caused 140 mid-air incidents in last 20
years
The devices are commonly used in mobile phones and laptops
Classed as dangerous by The International Civil Aviation Organisation
Reignites theory that missing flight may have crashed after on-board fire
Aviation expert said it re-affirm belief that flames started in cargo
hold
One cargo plane crashed in 2010 after attempting an emergency landing
Safety report said battery caught fire and filled the flight deck with
smoke
highly flammable lithium batteries
Malaysian Airlines today confirmed that flight MH370 had been carrying
highly flammable lithium-ion batteries in its cargo hold, re-igniting
speculation that a fire may have caused its disappearance.
The admission by CEO Ahmad Jauhari comes four days after he denied the
aircraft was carrying any dangerous items and nearly two weeks after the plane
went missing.
He said the authorities were investigating the cargo, but did not
regard the batteries as hazardous – despite the law dictating they are classed
as such – because they were packaged according to safety regulations.
The revelation has thrown the spotlight back on the theory that the
Boeing 777 may have been overcome by a fire, rendering the crew and passengers
unconscious after inhaling toxic fumes.
Lithium-ion batteries – which are used in mobile phones and laptops –
have been responsible for a number of fires on planes and have even brought
aircraft down in recent years.
Malaysian Airlines today confirmed that missing MH370 (pictured on an
earlier flight) had been carrying highly flammable lithium-ion batteries in its
cargo hold four days after denying it had any dangerous goods on
board, highly flammable lithium batteries
According to US-based Federal Aviation Administration, lithium-ion
batteries carried in the cargo or baggage have been responsible for more than
140 incidents between March 1991 and February 17 this year, it was reported by
Malaysiakini.
In rare cases, aircraft have been destroyed as a result of fires
started from the devices, although they have been cargo planes in both
incidents.
In one case, UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashed while attempting an
emergency landing in September 2010 en route from Dubai to Cologne in Germany.
Flight MH370 disappeared from radar screens two weeks ago on March 8
after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing.
The second day of a new search, concentrating on a desolate area in the
southern Indian Ocean, failed to locate two possible pieces of debris from the
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.
Aircraft and ships scoured the seas around 2,500kilometres off the
coast of the Australian city of Perth, for 10 hours before darkness fell.
Australian officials have vowed to continue the search tomorrow.
Billie Vincent, the former head of security for the U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration, said the revelation re-affirmed his belief that flames
started in the cargo hold, destroying the aircraft’s communication systems then
filling the cabin with toxic fumes.
This, he says, would have overwhelmed the passengers but may have given
the pilots a chance to divert the aircraft for an emergency landing.
He told Air Traffic Management: ‘The data released thus far most
likely points to a problem with hazardous materials.
‘This scenario begins with the
eruption of hazardous materials within the cargo hold – either improperly
packaged or illegally shipped – or both.’
It is thought the missing plane climbed to 45,000ft – a move Mr
Vincent believes may have resulted from the pilots not being able to see the
controls properly
Malaysian Airlines flight MH370
Malaysian Airlines confirmed that flight MH370 had been carrying 5400
lbs of highly flammable lithium ion batteries in its cargo hold, re-igniting
speculation that a fire may have caused its disappearance. The admission by CEO
Ahmad January comes four days after he denied the aircraft was carrying any
dangerous items.
He said the authorities were investigating the cargo, but did not
regard the batteries as hazardous - despite the law dictating they are classed
as such. The revelation has thrown the spotlight back on the theory that the
Boeing 777 may have been overcome by a fire, rendering the crew and passengers
unconscious after inhaling toxic fumes.
The plane's full cargo manifest shows that NNR Global shipped 133
pieces of one item weighing 1.99 tons and 67 pieces of another item weighing
463kg for a total weight of 2.453 tons. Neither the number of batteries nor its
weight was specified.
• Lithium-ion batteries have caused 140 mid-air
incidents in the last 20 years. There is a second mystery in that there was an
undisclosed two tons of cargo not on the manifest? The batteries are commonly
used in mobile phones and laptops. They are classed as dangerous by The
International Civil Aviation Organization.
Aviation expert said it re-affirms belief that flames started in cargo hold.
Aviation expert said it re-affirms belief that flames started in cargo hold.
One cargo plane crashed in 2010 after attempting an emergency landing
when a battery caught a fire and filled the flight deck with smoke. By Simon
Tomlinson
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