Qantas B744 over Australia on May 3rd 2012, failure of cabin lighting
Last Update: May 9, 2012 / 16:08:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2012
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-5
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Singapore, Singapore
Aircraft Registration
VH-OJI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration VH-OJJ reached Singapore with a delay of 6 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2012
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-5
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Singapore, Singapore
Aircraft Registration
VH-OJI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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