Korean B744 over Irish Sea on Jan 17th 2012, hot cows
Last Update: July 13, 2012 / 08:33:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 17, 2012
Classification
Report
Airline
Korean Airlines
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
HL7601
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The AAIB stated in their bulletin the crew believed "the presence of the cattle led to higher than normal levels of humidity and that this was the cause of the warning."
The bulletin did not state on the fate of the cows.
The airline reported none of the cows suffered from hypoxia during the emergency descent, all of them reached London in good condition.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 17, 2012
Classification
Report
Airline
Korean Airlines
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
HL7601
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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