In the last 15-20 minutes, Malaysia Airlines flight MH386 operating a flight to Shanghai declared an emergency not long after departure from Kuala Lumpur.
Information is limited surrounding this incident, but below is what we know on this so far.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
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Emergency!: Malaysia Airlines MH386 Kuala Lumpur-Shanghai…
Malaysia Airlines flight MH386, which declared the emergency, is a routine scheduled flight between Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident is understood to be 9M-MTG.
As per data from Planespotters.net, 9M-MTG is a 12.3 year old Airbus A330-300 that was delivered to the airline back in May 2012.
Of the A330-300 variant, Malaysia Airlines has 15 of them in their fleet.
Also, within that 15, all but two are in active service, with an average fleet age of 12.2 years.
As well as the A330-300 variant, the airline has the following other aircraft in their fleet:
- 9 Airbus A330-200s.
- 7 Airbus A350s.
- 46 Boeing 737 Family aircraft.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH386, which declared the emergency, departed Kuala Lumpur at 2114 local time, and initially climbed out towards Shanghai.
Not long into the climb, the aircraft deviated west and proceeded to enter some holds to the west of the city.
At the time of writing (20/8/24 @ 1510 UK time), the aircraft continues to hold following this.
Reason Unclear: Live Updates Below…
At this stage, the reason for the emergency declared onboard Malaysia Airlines MH386 Kuala Lumpur-Shanghai is currently unclear.
Furthermore, as soon as we get further updates into the cause of this, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, we will continue to provide coverage on this event as information comes through.
This remains a developing story.
Updates…
UPDATE 1 @ 1520 UK time – Malaysia Airlines flight MH386, originally bound for Shanghai, has appeared to have come out of it’s hold and is setting up for arrival back into Kuala Lumpur.
UPDATE #2 @ 1524 UK time – MH386 is now on final approach back into KUL following the emergency declaration not too long ago.
EMERGENCY UPDATE #4 @ 1527 UK time – MH386 is now deviating away from the airport, and is tracking north.
UPDATE #5 @ 1531 UK time – MH386 now appears to be on final approach once again. It is unclear what the reason for the initial deviation was. Emergency services on standby.
UPDATE #6 @ 1537 UK time – TOUCHDOWN! Malaysia Airlines flight MH386, originally bound for Shanghai, has appeared to have touched down safely back into Kuala Lumpur following the emergency declaration made not too long ago.
Furthermore, it is still unclear what the nature of the emergency is.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional information that may come through.
UPDATE #7 21/8/24 @ 1417 UK time – It is understood the cause of yesterday’s emergency was due to engine problems.
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