Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 : What Went Wrong ?

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370*
What went wrong ?

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* Vanished in the indian ocean in March the 3rd 2014
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Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 What went wrong ?
Plan
Motivation
1. Good airline, Good airliner
2. Things you need to know
3. What happened ?
4. Possible Scenarios
5. Most possible Scenario
6. J. Reasons Swiss Cheese Model
Conclusion
Motivation
Motivation
The MH370 flight makes the headlines of worldwide press.
People start to ask questions about the sudden vanishing
of the aircraft : rumour, inaccurate news
Democratize some basics about aircraft functions and air
transport safety.

Good airline
The Malaysia Airlines is one of

the best compagnies in south east of Asia.
Fleet of 108 aircrafts, 14 of which are Boeing 777-200ER.
61 destinations are served.

Only two fatal crashs occured in 67 years of service : 134
are killed.

Good airliner
The biggest wide-body
twin-engine jet airliner
in the world.
1 147 units have been delivered, 1 473 units on order.
Fully computerized, huge engines, world records of longest

non-stop distance flown
Very strong safety record : until 2014, Not a single disaster

Radio Communication System
Each aircraft has several radio sets : the Boeing B777 has 5.
Use VHF or HF
frequencies.
Can be used in Data
mode or Voice mode.
1
0

SATCOM System
Use VHF, HF frequencies and satellite channels.
Can be used for both voice and data transmission.

Provide many services : ATIS messages, ATC instructions,
operations messages, ACARS.
Operated with a MFD central panel.
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Primary surveillance radar
Every Aircraft has a radar signature (even birds!! )
Radars can see objects in the sky and assign for each a
point in the radar scope without any identification.
Radar operator can monitor only the position and the
speed of aircrafts in regular time lapse.
Used today for emergencies and training.

Primary surveillance radar

Secondary surveillance radar
With the help of a Transponder, an aircraft transmits vital

navigation informations.
Allows to monitor an increasing number of planes at once.
Compare Aircraft navigation with planned flight plan.

Each aircraft is identified with a 4 digit Code (exp : 7700 )

Secondary surveillance radar
3. What happened ?
1
6
Last
Handshake
ping
08:11MYT
Lost Transponder.
01:21MYT
Lost Radar
02:15MYT
CRUISING
Last ACARS
Last ATC
01:19MYT
TAKE-OFF
00:41MYT
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3. What happened ?
Why is it so mysterious ?
Only 2 minutes between the last Voice contact and the

start of contact systems shutdown !
No sign of an emergency or alert indication before the
crew radio silence.
No attempt to land in nearest airport or flying back to K.L.
ACARS pings were still responding after 6 hours.
3. What happened ?
Search.. and we search again
3, 000, 000 square miles

is the surface of
search operations !!
3. What happened ?
What we are looking for ?
Crash site (wreckage)
2 Black Boxes (CVR & DFDR ).

Engines
Wires
Fuselage remains
3. What happened ?
Availables informations
Primary/Secondary Radar informations.
ATC conversations.
Aircraft maintenance history and other B777 in the fleet.
Pilots/Crew/Passengers backgrounds.
Possible flight path (ACARS)
2
2
Why Hijacking can be the cause ?

Two passengers have boarded with 2 stolen passports.
Systems shutdown, silent navigation.

No radio communication.
Aircraft still flying for extra 6 hours.
Its not the first time: B737 Flight 653 in 1977.
Exemples of Hijacking accidents

9/11 events : 4 aircrafts have been hijacked
and turned toward four targets.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961.
Federal Express
Flight 705.
Why Hijacking cant be the cause ?

Possible Hijackers dont belong to any terrorist group.
They should be trained to ask pilots to shutdown systems

or/and they did it by themselves. ( circuit breakers )
What were their intentions ?
Other scenarios..
Cyber Hijack ( electronic signal jam ).
Explosive decompression (Bomb, Fuselage Fatigue).

Missile strike.
Suicide
2
7

Electric system failure..
Electric system failure caused by wire sparks ( or fire ) can

explain the shutdown of transponder and the malfunction
of ACARS, radios..
Navigation systems and MFD screens could be disabled
too.
Dark night without a moon has conducted to fly the plan in
blind configuration and cause Vertigo to pilots.
TAKO-OFF
00:41
Climbing
00:50
Wire Sparks
00:55
Cruising
01:01
Possible Fire
01:05
Last ACARS
01:07
Last ATC Good night MH370

01:19
Lost transponder and ADS-B

01:21
Other pilots try to establish contact

01:30
Lost ACARS
01:37
ALL MFD Screens go black

01:40
Lost of altitude
02:00
Lost Primary Radar signature

02:14
Satellites continue to receive pings

until 08:11
Crash in the south of indian ocean

+08:20
6. J. Reasons Swiss
Cheese Model
4
4
A series of Human Factor problems forms an error chain.

If any one of the links in this chain had been broken the
incident may have been prevented. It might be done by
building in measures/defences, which may not permit an
error at one or more of the stages
- James T Reason -
4
5
6. J. Reasons Swiss Cheese Model

Maintenance
Aircraft
CRASH
Airport
ATC
Pilots
Conclusion
4
7
Conclusion
Investigators could never solve the tragedy until they found
solid clues such CVR, DFDR or wreckage.
Fire on board is a strong possible cause of electronic
systems loss.
Flying Blind ( no light, dark night ) causes navigation
problems.
Thank you !
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