Kuwait A313 over Indian Ocean on Sep 13th 2012, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: September 19, 2012 / 13:05:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Kuwait Airways
Flight number
KU-283
Departure
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Destination
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Aircraft Registration
9K-ALC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300
ICAO Type Designator
A313
The return flight KU-284 departing Sep 14th was cancelled.
The aircraft was able to position back to Kuwait as flight Ku-284D on Sep 15th.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Kuwait Airways
Flight number
KU-283
Departure
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Destination
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Aircraft Registration
9K-ALC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300
ICAO Type Designator
A313
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