ANZ B773 over Pacific on Aug 18th 2022, passenger oxygen masks were released
Last Update: August 19, 2022 / 20:24:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 18, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
ANZ Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-5
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OKQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The airline reported passenger oxygen masks automatically released while the crew was descending the aircraft from FL340 to FL270 to avoid forecast turbulence, an automated warning sounded prompting passengers to put on their oxygen masks. This however was not an emergency situation and the masks were not required.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 18, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
ANZ Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-5
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OKQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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