British Airways B773 enroute on Apr 7th 2019, some passenger oxygen masks accidentally deployed, lights and IFE out
Last Update: April 9, 2019 / 16:15:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 7, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-16
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-STBC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The airline reported they opened an investigation after a number of passenger oxygen masks were accidentally deployed.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 15 hours on the ground in London.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 7, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-16
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-STBC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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