Flight MH192 started shaking when it took off, says passenger

SEPANG: When Malaysian Airlines flight MH192 took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Indian national Raja Gopal Menon knew something was wrong.

"We knew something was wrong as the plane started shaking," said the 70-something tourist from Kochi in India.

He added that that was the only point he was afraid when on board the Boeing 737-800 aircraft bound for Bangalore that was forced to make a turn back.

Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (pic) greets passengers at the gate as they arrive back in KLIA.

The aircraft, which right-land landing malfunctioned upon take off, landed safely at KLIA about 1.56am.

Raja Gopal said he felt calm throughout the flight as the pilot handled the situation well.

"The pilot was calm and helped us through the whole process," he said.

Raja Gopal, a 70-year-old tourist from Kochi, India, said he felt calm throughout the flight as the pilot handled the situation well.

Earlier, MAS had issued a statement that flight MH192 that departed from KLIA at 10.09pm bound for Bangalore had to make an air turn back.

Flight MH192 was scheduled to arrive in Bangalore in India at 11.35pm the same day.

The flight was carrying a total number of 166 people on board which include 159 passengers and seven crew members.

Gorav Puri, a 31-year-old passenger from Sweden, said he was sitting near the wing and heard a grinding sound when the pilot tried to turn back.

"The plane had to make two turns before landing," he said, adding that they were told that the pilot had to use up the fuel before landing.

"We were quite calm throughout. We were only scared during take off and when we were told to brace ourselves for landing," he said.

He added that he was glad to be safe and commended the pilot's handling of the situation.

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"When the plane was about to take off, we could hear three loud bangs. The plane was shaking, especially rows 19 to 23 on the D, E and F side," said the passenger who wanted to be known as Raymond.

"Oxygen masks dropped but people did not panic. There was a lot of praying but people were calm," he said when asked about the situation in the aircraft that hovered for about three hours above KLIA.

Raymond said the pilot did a good job by keeping everyone up to date with news of the flight.

"There wasn't as much information as I would like but we were kept updated," he said.

Malaysian IT strategy analyst Eugene Chin (pic), who was heading to Bangalore for training, was asleep when one of the tyres of the plane burst during take off.

Malaysian IT strategy analyst Eugene Chin, who was heading to Bangalore for training, was asleep when one of the tyres of the plane burst during take off.

"When I woke up an hour later, I noticed that we were still hovering near Malaysia. I then overheard that something was wrong with the landing gear of the plane and that there was a possibility of an emergency landing," said the 24-year-old.

He said the plane went through a bumpy take off and he felt as if the plane had hit something.

"We received constant updates. The captain did a good job and was very thorough with safety procedures," he said. "The captain reassured us multiple times so that we know what was happening."

Earlier, MAS had issued a statement that flight MH192 that departed from KLIA at 10.09pm Sunday bound for Bangalore had to make an air turn back.

Flight MH192 was scheduled to arrive in Bangalore in India at 11.35pm the same day.

The aircraft, which right-land landing gear malfunctioned upon take off, landed safely at KLIA about 1.56am.

The flight was carrying a total number of 166 people on board which include 159 passengers and seven crew members..