Malaysia A388 near London on Oct 20th 2017, loo woes
Last Update: October 21, 2017 / 18:46:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Flight number
MH-1
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-MND
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The aircraft departed again the following day and is estimated to reach Kuala Lumpur with a delay of 20 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a problem with the water supply. Due to night curfew and flight duty constraints the flight needed to be postponed to the next day. The passengers were taken to hotels and assistance was provided to rebook flights where needed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Flight number
MH-1
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-MND
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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