Tragedi MH17 V6 : Preliminary Report

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MH17: Dutch Safety Board to publish preliminary report into disaster

                        Preliminary report will bring together information from the flight's black box   as well as satellite and radar data, but will not apportion blame for the   downing of the flight



Dutch authorities are due to publish a preliminary report on Tuesday into the downing of Malaysia flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, which claimed the lives of 298 passengers.

The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) has said the report will focus on information from the cockpit voice recorder, flight data recorder (black box), as well as satellite and other images and radar information.

It will not however apportion blame or liability for the crash. The DSB said that its aim is solely to provide an understanding of what brought the flight down and to make any safety recommendations it can resulting from the investigation.

MH17 exploded over eastern Ukraine en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, killing all 298 passengers, including 193 Dutch citizens.

Russian-backed separatists have been accused of shooting down the plane with a Moscow-supplied surface-to-air missile. Russia has denied any complicity in the disaster, blaming Ukrainian forces.

Dutch investigators have been unable to visit the site in the war-torn Donetsk region due to the continued fighting and have relied on information from Ukrainian crash specialists for information from the scene.

A DSB spokeswoman Sara Vernooij told AFP: "It is certainly possible to draw meaningful conclusions without having been to the scene."

Investigators are expected to make findings based on information from the aircraft's black boxes, and pictures and video taken at the scene, as well as information supplied by Ukranian air traffic control.

The black boxes have been shipped to Farnborough in Britain to be examined by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

The DSB said the preliminary findings will be "factual information based on sources available to the DSB."

A full report is not expected until mid-2015, it added.

"We investigate the cause of the accident and not who's responsible," Vernooij said.

Shortly after the crash forensic experts travelled to the site to collect body parts, but that search has also been suspended due to heavy fighting in the area.

So far 193 victims of flight MH17 have been identified.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has accused pro-Russian rebels of waging fresh attacks in the east putting a fragile truce backed by Kiev and Moscow in peril.

It is hoped that air crash investigators will be able to return to the site if the ceasefire holds, but analysts said it was too early yet to make an assessment on the team's security.

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Preliminary report points towards external cause of MH17 crash


No evidence of technical faults

Flight MH17 with a Boeing 777-200 operated by Malaysia Airlines broke up in the air probably as the result of structural damage caused by a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside.  This is mentioned  in the preliminary report on the investigation into the crash of MH17 that has been published today by the Dutch Safety Board. There are no indications that the MH17 crash was caused by a technical fault or by actions of the crew.

The cockpit voice recorder, the flight data recorder and data from air traffic control all suggest that flight MH17 proceeded as normal until 13:20:03 (UTC), after which it ended abruptly. A full listening of the communications among the crew members in the cockpit recorded on the cockpit voice recorder revealed no signs of any technical faults or an emergency situation. Neither were any warning tones heard in the cockpit that might have pointed to technical problems. The flight data recorder registered no aircraft system warnings, and aircraft engine parameters were consistent with normal operation during the flight. The radio communications with Ukrainian air traffic control confirm that no emergency call was made by the cockpit crew. The final calls by Ukrainian air traffic control made between 13.20:00 and 13.22:02 (UTC) remained unanswered.

The pattern of wreckage on the ground suggests that the aircraft split into pieces during flight (an in-flight break up). Based on the available maintenance history the airplane was airworthy when it took off from Amsterdam and there were no known technical problems. The aircraft was manned by a qualified and experienced crew.

Pattern of damage

As yet it has not been possible to conduct a detailed study of the wreckage. However, the available images show that the pieces of wreckage were pierced in numerous places. The pattern of damage to the aircraft fuselage and the cockpit is consistent with that which may be expected from a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside. It’s likely that this damage resulted in a loss of structural integrity of the aircraft, leading to an in-flight break up. This also explains the abrupt end to the data registration on the recorders, the simultaneous loss of contact with air traffic control and the aircraft's disappearance from radar.


Further investigation

In its preliminary report, the Safety Board presents the initial findings of an investigation that is still fully underway. More research will be necessary to determine more precisely what caused the crash and how the airplane disintegrated. The Board believes that additional evidence will become available in the period ahead. From this point on, the research team will start working towards producing the definitive investigation report. The Board aims to publish the report within one year of the date of the crash.

Procedure

The draft preliminary report has been sent to the Accredited Representative of the states that participate in the investigation (Malaysia, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Australia) for review. All Accredited Representatives have sent a reaction. The Dutch Safety Board assessed the provided suggestions and amended the report where appropriate.  

Tjibbe Joustra, Chairman of the Dutch Safety Board

“The MH17 crash has shocked the world and raised many questions. The Dutch Safety Board wishes to determine the cause of the crash, for the sake of the loved ones of the victims and for society at large.”

“The initial results of the investigation point towards an external cause of the MH17 crash. More research will be necessary to determine the cause with greater precision. The Safety Board believes that additional evidence will become available for investigation in the period ahead.”

“The preliminary report issues the first findings in a ongoing investigation. From this point on, the investigation team will be working towards producing its final report. The Board aims to publish this report within one year of the date of the crash.

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http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/upl ... -en-interactief.pdf

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ATC transcript

UkSATSE provided the recording and a transcript of the radio (RAD) and telephone
communications regarding flight MH17. At 13.08 hrs flight MH17 reported to Dnipro
Radar (DNP), sector 4, flying at FL330. After checking over the telephone (TEL, translated
from Russian) with Rostov Control (RST, Russia), at 13.19:49 hrs flight MH17 was cleared to
proceed via waypoint RND, this was confirmed by the crew. At 13.20:00 hrs Dnipro
cleared flight MH17 to fly direct to waypoint TIKNA after passing RND, this clearance was
not read back. From that time until 13.35:50 hrs, DNP called MH17 several times, but no
answer was received. The crew of another aircraft that was flying in the neighborhood,
was asked if they had MH17 in sight or if the aircraft was visible on the aircraft instruments.
The crew of this aircraft answered that they did not see the aircraft and that the aircraft
instruments did not show flight MH17

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Crew

According to the information received from Malaysia Airlines the crew was properly
licensed and had valid medical certificates to conduct the flight.

Aircraft
According to the documents, the aircraft was in an airworthy condition at departure from
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, there were no known technical malfunctions.

CVR/FDR

No evidence or indications of manipulation of the recorders were found.
No aural alerts or warnings of aircraft system malfunctions were heard on the Cockpit
Voice Recorder. The communication between the flight crew members gave no indication
of any malfunction or emergency prior to the occurrence.
The engine parameters were consistent with normal operation during the flight. No
engine or aircraft system warnings or cautions were detected.
No technical malfunctions or warnings in relation to the event flight were found on Flight
Data Recorder data.
Both recordings ended at 13.20:03.

ATC / Airspace

At the time of the occurrence, flight MH17 was flying at FL330 in unrestricted airspace of
the Dnipropetrovs’k (UKDV) FIR in the eastern part of the Ukraine, the aircraft flew on a
constant heading, speed and altitude when the Flight Data Recording ended. UkSATSE
had issued NOTAMs that restricted access to the airspace below FL320.
The last radio transmission made by the crew began at 13.19:56 hrs and ended at
13.19:59 hrs.
The last radio transmissions made by Dnipropetrovs’k air traffic control centre to flight
MH17 began at 13.20:00 hrs and ended at 13.22:02 hrs. The crew did not respond to
these transmissions.
No distress messages were received by the ATC.
According to radar data three commercial aircraft were in the same Control Area as flight
MH17 at the time of the occurrence. All were under control of Dnipro Radar. At 13.20 hrs
the distance between the closest aircraft and MH17 was approximately 30 km.

Damage

Damage observed on the forward fuselage and cockpit section of the aircraft appears to
indicate that there were impacts from a large number of high-energy objects from
outside the aircraft.
The pattern of damage observed in the forward fuselage and cockpit section of the
aircraft was not consistent with the damage that would be expected from any known
failure mode of the aircraft, its engines or systems.
The fact that there were many pieces of aircraft structure distributed over a large area,
indicated that the aircraft broke up in the air.

Based on the preliminary findings to date, no indications of any technical or
operational issues were found with the aircraft or crew prior to the ending of the
CVR and FDR recording at 13.20:03 hrs.
The damage observed in the forward section of the aircraft appears to indicate that
the aircraft was penetrated by a large number of high-energy objects from outside
the aircraft. It is likely that this damage resulted in a loss of structural integrity of the
aircraft, leading to an in-flight break up.

cheewong

thanks so much magika...site http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl dah unaccessible dah...might be sume pakat serbu access the report...

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Cockpit and forward area damage

Large parts from around the cockpit and forward section were found in the area closest
to the last recorded FDR position (figure 6). Among these parts were portions of the
cockpit, the forward cargo bay floor and the cockpit side wall. The remains of the cockpit
were located at the southern end of Rozsypne, 2.3 km east from the last recorded FDR
position.
Photographs from the some wreckage showed that a number of pieces contained
multiple holes and indentations. An example of a piece of wreckage containing such
damage was a piece of skin from below the left cockpit window found in the
town of Petropavlivka.

scorpionkiki

Magika posted on 9-9-2014 04:19 PM
Cockpit and forward area damage

Large parts from around the cockpit and forward section were foun ...

Mcm kena tembak dgn machine gun...berlubang lubang...bukan lubang besar pun tp separa besar

scorpionkiki

cheewong posted on 9-9-2014 04:16 PM
thanks so much magika...site http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl dah unaccessible dah...might be sume pakat ...

Ni mcm kena tembak dr udara saja...bukan dr buk missiles

mnm77

scorpionkiki posted on 9-9-2014 04:31 PM
Ni mcm kena tembak dr udara saja...bukan dr buk missiles

Exactly yang macam saya nak cakap

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Oh, ada thread nih. Gigih dok tepek kat thread sana.

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mnm77

scorpionkiki posted on 9-9-2014 04:31 PM
Ni mcm kena tembak dr udara saja...bukan dr buk missiles

Gambar ni menunjukkan kesan tembakan dari atas cockpit!

-Kalau BUK shrapnel tentu dari bawah.
-tembakan terus ke cockpit lebih mudah dilakukan oleh jet fighter yang boleh aim ke arah cockpit.