Malaysian Airlines plane turns back due to landing gear snag

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Press Trust of India Kuala Lumpur
Last Updated : Apr 21 2014 | 12:55 AM IST
A Bangalore-bound Malaysia Airlines plane with 166 people on board had to turn back shortly after takeoff tonight due to problem in its landing gear.
Flight MH192 with 159 passengers and seven crew members landed safely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 1.56am (local time), Malaysia Airlines (MAS) tweeted.
The plane turned around after experiencing a problem with its right-hand landing gear, MAS said.
The jet, operated on the B737-800 aircraft, was scheduled to arrive in Bangalore at 11.35 pm (local time) the same day.
An another tweet by MAS said the flight had departed at 10.09pm (local time) tonight.
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First Published: Apr 21 2014 | 12:55 AM IST

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