“Crazy Mike”, also known as THY’s “emotional plane”, causes unexpected problems and always lived up to his name as the scourge of the cabin crew with his idiosyncratic behavior.

So what are the features of this aircraft? behind this name What exactly is there, is it still in use? Let’s explain it all.

First, let’s look at some of Mad Mike’s features:

• The aircraft is a TC-JDM registered aircraft. AirbusA340-300.
• To YOUR Fleet in 1996 He joined and served until 2019.
• The range was 14,450 km.
• The fuel capacity was 204,500 liters.
• 345 passengers had the capacity.
• Usually on long-haul flights and On pilgrimages had been used.

What problems did “Mad Mike” cause?

The plane is continuous; Cabin lights flicker, passenger reading lights and flight attendant call buttons light up in the wrong places He had electrical problems, like. Therefore, cabin crew were often directed to the wrong seats.

In addition, the landing gear sometimes could not be fully retracted and it was sometimes necessary to return to the departure airport. An example of this It happened in Istanbul in 2012.

In addition to engine failures, it also went off the track in Mumbai in 2011, although the passengers were unharmed. serious damage to the aircraft It also caused unexpected problems such as: In short, it was an aircraft known for its technical flaws.

YOUR technicians talk about him like this:

“Crazy Mike can go to the other side of the world if he wants. If he doesn’t, he won’t move an inch. Sometimes the outdoor lighting switches on automatically, It extinguishes just as it intervenes. Even if we dismantle and reinstall all the systems, he makes the final decision. However, there is no problem with flight safety.”

No wonder it got this name…

The letters “D” and “M” in the aircraft’s registration are in the aviation alphabet. Because he is called “Mike” with “Delta” Technicians working at Turkish Airlines called him “Crazy Mike” instead of “Delta Mike” because he caused strange problems, as we mentioned above.

In 2019, Turkish Airlines incurred the operating costs of TC-JDM and the Considering the technical problems He decided to decommission the plane.

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