This Is The Chronology Of The Lion Air Plane "Return to Base" Because The Engine Is On Fire

YOGYAKARTA – Some people may want to know the chronology of the Lion Air plane returning to base due to engine trouble.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. The Lion Air plane with flight number JT-330 for the Cengkareng-Palembang route, which had just taken off or took off, had to return to Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten due to an engine fire.

Lion Air Return to Base Plane Chronology AirNav Version

On the same day, AirNav Indonesia released a chronology of events that happened to Lion Air JT-330. The aircraft serves flights on the Jakarta-Palembang route.

AirNav Indonesia Corporate Secretary Rosedi explained the plane took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport at 17.13 WIB. One minute later, AirNav received a report of a fault with the aircraft engine.

Rosedi said the disturbance in question was on the left side of the Boeing B738 fleet, where the plane's engine caught fire and ignited.

According to Rosedi, the pilot also asked for permission to land at Soekarno-Hatta Airport again.

Furthermore, he said, 30 minutes later since the incident, the Lion Air plane managed to land again at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

"17.46 (WIB), the plane landed safely at Soekarno-Hatta Airport", he said in his statement, Wednesday, October 26, quoted from VOI.

Lion Air Return to Base Plane Chronology Corporate Version

Lion Air also spoke about the Lion Air JT330 plane which had to return to Soekarno-Hatta Airport due to engine trouble.

Corporate Communications Strategic of Lion Air Danang Mandala stated that the Lion Air plane with flight number JT-330 for the Jakarta-Palembang route which was turning back to Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, had been confirmed to be in a proper and safe condition before being flown.

Danang added the plane has also passed initial checks. "Lion Air flight JT-330 has been properly prepared. Before departure, the Boeing 737-800NG registered with PK-LKK is declared feasible and safe to operate through pre-flight checks", said Danang.

After the operational handling process, and passenger and cargo services on the ground were completed, the Lion Air plane with flight number JT-330 took off at 17.13 WIB with six crew and 169 passengers.

"The airborne phase is running normally. The pilot carries out the operation of the aircraft according to procedures. At a cruising altitude of 3,000 feet, the pilot feels that the performance of one of the engine components of the aircraft is not as good as it should be and indicates that it needs to be checked immediately", he said.

Danang said, in ensuring the safety and security of the flight (safety first), the pilot decided to return to the airport of origin (return to base) at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

"The plane landed normally and safely. After the plane stopped and parked on the parking runway (apron), all passengers were directed to the waiting room (boarding gate) to get more information. The process of passengers getting off the plane (disembarked) was carried out normally", he said.

For this incident, Lion Air apologizes to all passengers for the inconvenience caused.

This is the chronology of the Lion Air return to base aircraft version of AirNav and the Company.