# A fire, depressurisation or electrical failure incapacitated the crew after they turned toward a diversion…

> Disputed: A fire, depressurisation or electrical failure incapacitated the crew after they turned toward a diversion airport, and the aircraft flew on…

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Answer · Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

# A fire, depressurisation or electrical failure incapacitated the crew after they turned toward a diversion…

A fire, depressurisation or electrical failure incapacitated the crew after they turned toward a diversion airport, and the aircraft flew on until fuel exhaustion.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- A single failure explains the loss of transponder, ACARS and radio before any distress call.
- The route after the turn is consistent with a diversion attempt, then straight autopilot flight.

## What would rule it out

- Evidence of manual control during the hour after the turn, and of SATCOM being restored by power cycling.

## Evidence none for · 3 against

[No fault in the aircraft or its maintenance was found.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/evidence/EVD0CWY7BTE13TZ/no-fault-in-the-aircraft-or-its-maintenance-was-found)

Supported

AGAINST

[The SATCOM logged back on at 02:25, which implies power was restored to it after an interruption.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/evidence/EVD0CWY7BJM74KV/the-satcom-logged-back-on-at-02-25-which-implies-power-was)

Supported

AGAINST

[The route after the turn-back involved several heading changes consistent with deliberate navigation, not a…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/evidence/EVD0CWY7BAT4E7X/the-route-after-the-turn-back-involved-several-heading)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Who turned the aircraft, and why?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY757G2DPC/who-turned-the-aircraft-and-why)

Open4 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A fire, depressurisation or electrical failure incapacitated the crew after they turned toward a diversion… [Answer ANS0CWY7B306JD6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY7B306JD6
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**ANS** 0CWY7B306JD6

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