Indonesian aircraft missing off Jakarta

[WillFlyForCheese]

A Lion Air passenger plane has gone missing after taking off from Jakarta, say Indonesian officials




https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-46014463

[jack11111]

Also in the Straits Times:

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se...monday-morning

[e32lover]

Was a 737 MAX apparently

[slats11]

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/li...29-p50cmu.html

May not be true, but this report states that due to land at 0720 and lost contact with ATC at 0750.

[acatal]

Originally Posted by e32lover

Was a 737 MAX apparently

brand new plane - delivered 13/8/18

[Buzzing]

Apparently confirmed by Indonesia's search and rescue agency ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...campaign=cppst

[Buzzing]

This shows a flight time of 10 mins and the beginning of a descent ...

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...jt610#1e5ff318

And on CNN ...

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/28/a...ntl/index.html

[SOPS]

Boats reporting debri found in water.

[rexxxxxy]

Some photos

here

[Carlos Kaiser]

According to flight radar (the link is in the above comments - Can’t post links yet), The 737 seems to not be climbing, seems to fluctuate from 5000 to 4000 then at 3000 before it disappears. Wondering if there was a stall. Maybe the pitot covers were left on?

[StormyKnight]

Comparison of the flight the day before. Note the Different Aircraft registrations.
Top Graph 28/10/2018 B738M PK-LQP

Bottom Graph 27/10/2018 B738 PK-LPQ

Looks like a significant upset very shortly after take-off.
Altitude dropped around the 2 minute mark with a subsequent increase in air speed.

Source: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...jt610#1e5ff318
The Pilots appear to be struggling to maintain a steady altitude for the whole 10 minutes of the flight.

[Octane]

I'm in Indonesia, watching TV. The flight was full, 737-8. Crashed into ocean 13 minutes after departure. Weather is fine and sunny at the scene..

[ipsatex]

Reported Problems

Pilots reportedly informed ATC they were having technical problems and requested to return to the airport.

[Speedbird744]

The captain was an Expat Indian. FO was local....

[Buzzing]

A live blog is running here ...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-...alflow-organic

[logansi]

Looking at the data for Flight Radar looks like it either a major mechanical failure or a miss managed one.

[Carlos Kaiser]

Bird strike?

[logansi]

Originally Posted by Maisk Rotum

????
As distinct from what else???

Something sudden like an explosion etc. - Looks like it developed over about 8 mins and then crashed

[aussie1234]

Wonder what the NG-max differences course was like

[mickjoebill]

Another incident where emergency locator beacons did not operate.

mjb