Emirates A388 near Van on Aug 20th 2016, passenger oxygen masks released

Last Update: August 21, 2016 / 09:54:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EK-147

Aircraft Registration
A6-EOX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800

ICAO Type Designator
A388

An Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EOX performing flight EK-147 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was enroute at FL380 about 30nm southsoutheast of Van (Turkey) when the passenger oxygen masks dropped into the cabin. The crew decided to return to Dubai, descended the aircraft to FL310 and landed safely back in Dubai about 2:10 hours later.

A replacement A380-800 registration A6-EOR reached Amsterdam with a delay of 7 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EK-147

Aircraft Registration
A6-EOX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800

ICAO Type Designator
A388

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