MH 114 Declared Emergency, Switched Back to Normal Landing

MH 114 on Flightradar24  2015-01-02 01.14.30
MH 114 on Flightradar24 2015-01-02 01.14.30 (Picture credit: flightradar24.com)

Malaysia Airlines’ Kathmandu-bound MH 114 has declared emergency en route to Kathmandu, enough to cause a stir among aviation enthusiasts and plane spotters. Twitter feed can be seen flooded with questions asking about the aircraft. Flightradar app also displayed a notification regarding the emergency status.

After few time in turnaround, the plane changed back squawk code to 2000 (no longer in emergency) and proceed with landing. The aircraft involved is 9M-MXA, in Malaysia Airlines retro livery.

AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 – Flight Path

Flightradar24 via its Twitter account @flightradar24 has published the flight path for AirAsia QZ 8501.

AirAsia QZ 8501 Flight Path - Picture from flightradar24.com
AirAsia QZ 8501 Flight Path – Picture from flightradar24.com

 

From the picture, we can see that the aircraft lost its ADS-B transmission while it is in cruise altitude and speed. This is quite unlikely as the aircraft is at the safest phase during cruise phase.