Exclusive story QZ8501: Airbus A320-216 Air Asia flight QZ8501 was flying since 6 years 3 months. Flight deviating to the left of their planned route along airway M-635 to avoid clouds and then disappeared
By Hassan Majid for Dispatch News Desk news agency
Jakarta: Airbus A320-216 Air Asia flight QZ8501 had been operational since 6 years 3 months with registration number as PK-AXC with S/N 3648. It had its first flight on September 25, 2008. It had total 23,000 airframe hours with 13600 cycles.
According to The Aviation Safety Network, the flight took off from runway 10 at Surabaya-Juanda Airport (SUB) at 05:35 hours local time (22:35 UTC). The airplane turned left, tracking 329° over the Java Sea. The planned cruising altitude of FL320 was reached at 05:54. At the same time the airplane turned left to 319°. Ten minutes later the airplane slightly changed course to 310°. At 06:12 the flight contacted Jakarta ACC, stating they were deviating to the left of their planned route along airway M-635 to avoid clouds. The flight also requested a climb to FL380. Last radar contact with the aircraft was at 06:18 hours
It may be mentioned that AirAsia flight number QZ8501 with 162 people including 155 passengers onboard lost its control with Air tower after taking “unusual route” on Sunday.
The search operation to find missing AirAsia flight number QZ8501 has been resumed in the sea but authorities believe that ill-fated plane could be in the bottom of the sea.
The search operation was stopped at the evening of Sunday. Singapore and Australia are helping in search operation. Singapore sent its second military transport aircraft, C-130 Hercules, to help with the resumed Indonesian-led search operation.
Year 2014 brought worst air crashes of commercial airliners and Malaysian Airline Flight MH370 has yet to be found along with 239 people on-board. While Air Asia flight QZ8501 is “presumed” crashed and lost in the bottom of the sea.
MH370, MH17 and AH5017 were exceptional air crashes and QZ8501 made the list bigger by the end of the year 2014.
July 2014 was the wort month regarding air crashes and 468 people died in commercial accidents only in the month of July.
Read a detail report about air accidents that took place in July 2014 to click this link.
