MAS plane possibly sabotaged by insider
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MAS plane possibly sabotaged by insider Straits Times 5th October, 2003 KUALA LUMPUR -- A Perth-bound Malaysia Airlines plane grounded this week after its wires were found cut could have been the subject of sabotage, and police are not ruling out 'an inside job', a report said on Sunday. Malaysia Airlines said in a statement late on Saturday that two hours before its scheduled departure to Perth in western Australia, its engineers conducted a mandatory pre-flight check which showed a malfunction signal in the cockpit when it was powered up. '(It) was not released when pre-departure checks indicated inoperable wiring on board,' the carrier said. The Malay-language Mingguan Malaysia quotes a police source as saying that it was sabotage and did not rule out the possibility that it was an 'inside job' by someone with knowledge of airplanes. Initial police investigations also show that the plane had suffered massive damage which could cause it to lose control if allowed to fly, the source said. If the malfunction had not been detected, it would have caused a disaster, he added. At least seven bundles of wires were on Thursday found cut on the A-330 aircraft, including those under an instrument panel located under the captain's seat. The aircraft had arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Oct 1 from Singapore and was later sent to the maintenance bay for a routine inspection. A replacement was deployed following the discovery of the malfunction. 'The matter is now in the capable hands of the police investigating team with whom we are working very closely,' said the carrier's corporate services senior general manager Mohamaddon Abdullah. -- AFP |
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