Malaysian B738 near Bangalore on Apr 15th 2012, weather radar failure

Last Update: April 15, 2012 / 14:26:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 15, 2012

Flight number
MH-193

Aircraft Registration
9M-MXH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Malaysian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 9M-MXH performing flight MH-193 from Bangalore (India) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) with 151 passengers, was enroute about 350nm eastsoutheast of Bangalore when the crew decided to return to Bangalore due to the failure of the weather radar. The aircraft landed safely back about 2 hours after departure. The passengers were taken to hotels. The aircraft was able to depart again after about 16.5 hours on the ground and is estimated to reach Kuala Lumpur with a delay of 19 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 15, 2012

Flight number
MH-193

Aircraft Registration
9M-MXH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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