Qantas A388 over Pacific on Dec 8th 2014, lavatory and IFE woes
Last Update: December 8, 2014 / 21:55:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 8, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-7
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The airline confirmed a number of toilets ceased working and cabin power supply problems affecting seat and inflight entertainment functions. The aircraft could have continued to Dallas, but in the interest of passenger comfort the decision to return to Sydney was taken.
The aircraft had been involved in a "rain in cabin" event earlier the year, see Incident: Qantas A388 near Los Angeles on Jul 2nd 2014, rain in cabin.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 8, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-7
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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