Eastern Australia DH8B near Sydney on Mar 4th 2013, air conditioning malfunction
Last Update: March 4, 2013 / 14:59:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 4, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Eastern Australia Airlines
Flight number
QF-2260
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Lord Howe Island, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-TQS
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
Qantas confirmed the malfunction of an air conditioning system caused an overheat of about 40 degrees C in the cabin, two passengers were taken to hospitals with symptoms of dehydration, a number of passengers were assessed at the airport for dehydration too.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 4, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Eastern Australia Airlines
Flight number
QF-2260
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Lord Howe Island, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-TQS
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
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