Singapore A388 near Phuket on Sep 29th 2016, passenger oxygen masks released due to technical malfunction
Last Update: October 1, 2016 / 22:34:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Singapore Airlines
Flight number
SQ-406
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
9V-SKL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
A replacement A380-800 registration 9V-SKC reached Delhi with a delay of 7.5 hours.
The airline reported a technical malfunction caused the passenger oxygen masks to be released, there had been no loss of cabin pressure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Singapore Airlines
Flight number
SQ-406
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
9V-SKL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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