“We won’t make it!!” The Incredible Story of Singapore Airlines Flight 319

[PoloBoiBoi]

 

[seePyou]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...et-forced-to-land-in-batam-with-very-low-fuel

Updated
October 31, 2023 at 10:29 AM



SINGAPORE – Investigations into a 2022 incident where a Singapore Airlines plane made an unscheduled landing in Batam with critically low levels of fuel found that those involved could have handled the situation better.
Flight SQ319, which was heading to Singapore from London on Oct 25, 2022, was diverted from Changi Airport due to bad weather at the time.
An investigation report on the incident said the flight crew appeared to prefer landing in Changi, even though an earlier diversion would have allowed them to land in Batam under better conditions.
The weather over Batam later deteriorated, forcing the pilots who had already declared a fuel emergency to abort their initial approach.
One of the pilots then tried to perform an automated landing from the other direction and was startled by a message from his flight display saying that he was not permitted to do so.
The pilots also did not realise that they had failed to contact the air traffic control tower in Batam, and did not get clearance to land on one of their initial attempts. The plane landed only on their fourth try.


There were 280 people on board Flight SQ319 at the time, according to the incident report by the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) published on Sept 25. No one was injured, and there was no damage to the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

On Saturday, in response to queries, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said there were shortcomings in the way that the flight diversion was handled.
However, there were no regulatory breaches by SIA, said Mr Alan Foo, senior director of the safety regulation group at CAAS.
According to CAAS safety regulations, which apply to any aircraft operated by a Singapore operator, a flight must be planned such that it is able to land at its destination with a certain amount of fuel left.

Called “final reserve fuel”, or FRF, this is the absolute minimum required for an aircraft to remain airborne safely, in case of delays.
The pilot in command of the plane must monitor fuel levels throughout the flight and take appropriate action, such as adjusting the flight route, if the FRF may be depleted.

 

[tatsit]

Too expensive to pump at sg

 

[Mistranslated]

Is it more and more unsafe to take aeroplane now?

 

[Gunnerspirit]

fuel critically low due to repeated failing attempt to land???

 

[buttbERry]

got so drama bo?

 

[ninelives]

Is it more and more unsafe to take aeroplane now?

you no need to worry lah since you cant even afford an air ticket. LMAO

 

[iPod Jack]

These are only the exposed incidents

dunno how many compromised flights they covered up oredi...

 

[Mistranslated]

you no need to worry lah since you cant even afford an air ticket. LMAO

Asking on your behalf loh

 

[messidona]

That time my flight to kl managed to burn all the fuel at the taxiway cause we were waiting for 8 aircraft in front of us to takeoff. End up need to go back gate to refuel

 

[coolmyth]

Pilots how? Continue to fly?

 

[Philipkee]

These are only the exposed incidents

dunno how many compromised flights they covered up oredi...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca_Flight_052

This was a knn incident. I saw the documentary. Cos the pilot said they were low on fuel but did not use the specific word emergency they were ordered to keep going around until it crashed.

It’s akin to a doctor saying the family said the patient was dying, heart like not beating but because the word cardiac arrest was not used, CPR was not started.

 

[orwell76]

Pattern is full, always ask the inbound aircraft to circle over Changi airport

 

[signinj]

will continue paying premium to fly sq despite the anecdotal account of a aeronautical near miss because moi ish unthinking and crowd-following sheep

 

[TehOPengSiuDai]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...et-forced-to-land-in-batam-with-very-low-fuel

Updated
October 31, 2023 at 10:29 AM



SINGAPORE – Investigations into a 2022 incident where a Singapore Airlines plane made an unscheduled landing in Batam with critically low levels of fuel found that those involved could have handled the situation better.
Flight SQ319, which was heading to Singapore from London on Oct 25, 2022, was diverted from Changi Airport due to bad weather at the time.
An investigation report on the incident said the flight crew appeared to prefer landing in Changi, even though an earlier diversion would have allowed them to land in Batam under better conditions.
The weather over Batam later deteriorated, forcing the pilots who had already declared a fuel emergency to abort their initial approach.
One of the pilots then tried to perform an automated landing from the other direction and was startled by a message from his flight display saying that he was not permitted to do so.
The pilots also did not realise that they had failed to contact the air traffic control tower in Batam, and did not get clearance to land on one of their initial attempts. The plane landed only on their fourth try.


There were 280 people on board Flight SQ319 at the time, according to the incident report by the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) published on Sept 25. No one was injured, and there was no damage to the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

On Saturday, in response to queries, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said there were shortcomings in the way that the flight diversion was handled.
However, there were no regulatory breaches by SIA, said Mr Alan Foo, senior director of the safety regulation group at CAAS.
According to CAAS safety regulations, which apply to any aircraft operated by a Singapore operator, a flight must be planned such that it is able to land at its destination with a certain amount of fuel left.

Called “final reserve fuel”, or FRF, this is the absolute minimum required for an aircraft to remain airborne safely, in case of delays.
The pilot in command of the plane must monitor fuel levels throughout the flight and take appropriate action, such as adjusting the flight route, if the FRF may be depleted.

SQ leh, how can. Pay such premium price for this kind of standard??

 

[newborn1000]

If other brands maybe , in the sea liao.......

 

[Kiwi8]

Literally flying on fumes.

 

[williewombat615]

There was once I thought the plane I was on was landing but suddenly the plane went back up to the skies and we circled near to Changi for another 40 minutes or so before landing. The pilot never explain what happened.

 

[coolad74]

Never contact Batam ATC and want to land there. .. sounds like an untrained pilot leh

 

[Atrina_Boy]

wah
so drama