Singapore 777 lands at Auckland Airport with part of wing missing

[Naim 6]

http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/singapore-777-lands-auckland-airport-wtih-part-wing-missing

Singapore 777 lands at Auckland Airport with part of wing missing

Posted by wwadmin on Sun, 01/09/2013 - 09:14

A commercial jumbo jet carrying hundreds of passengers flew into Auckland Airport with a panel missing from its wing, and the problem went unnoticed until after the plane had landed.

Singapore Airlines flight 285, with 269 people on board, touched down on August 14 with only one set of fully functioning wing slats after a 20cm panel fell off while it was in the air.

The plane had just flown nine hours and 40 minutes non-stop from Singapore. Airport emergency crews were not alerted because it wasn't until the Boeing 777-300 was on the tarmac that ground staff noticed a section was missing. One astonished airport worker said: "A bite out of a wing had gone."

 

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[S V Choong 4]

Commercial Jumbo jet... so the 777 is now the new jumbo?

 

 

Luckily nothing untoward happened. So it was a 777-300ER?

Edited September 1, 2013 by S V Choong

[Hardeep P. 0]

Yes it was a 777-300ER;

I was flying the next day to London and and was wondering how come there were two SIA Planes- one parked at the gate and one on the tarmac.

At least I know why now.