Malaysia Airlines: Dead battery 'did not hinder' MH370 search
- 9 years ago
Malaysia Airlines has denied that an expired battery in the underwater locator beacon would have made a difference in the search for missing Flight MH370.
It comes a day after the Malaysian government released an interim report into the plane’s disappearance a year ago, revealing that the battery had not been replaced after expiring in December 2012.
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) said in a statement published on Monday that a similar beacon was also installed with the solid state cockpit voice recorder (SSCVR) and its battery life was still good.
The oversight was blamed on a failure to properly update a computer system in the engineering department of Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation said in Sunday’s report.
Malaysia’s transport ministry said in a statement it was reviewing the interim report and pledged to take “stern action”, without giving further details.
“In no manner does the data point to how or why MH370 went missing,” the statement added.
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It comes a day after the Malaysian government released an interim report into the plane’s disappearance a year ago, revealing that the battery had not been replaced after expiring in December 2012.
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) said in a statement published on Monday that a similar beacon was also installed with the solid state cockpit voice recorder (SSCVR) and its battery life was still good.
The oversight was blamed on a failure to properly update a computer system in the engineering department of Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation said in Sunday’s report.
Malaysia’s transport ministry said in a statement it was reviewing the interim report and pledged to take “stern action”, without giving further details.
“In no manner does the data point to how or why MH370 went missing,” the statement added.
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