Singapore A388 near Singapore on Oct 30th 2013, sparks and smoke in cabin
Last Update: November 12, 2013 / 16:48:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 30, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Singapore Airlines
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
9V-SKB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin on Nov 12th 2013 that the occurrence was rated a serious incident by Singapore's AAIB, an investigation has been opened.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 30, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Singapore Airlines
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
9V-SKB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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