A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 superjumbo flying from Hong Kong to Singapore Jan. 31 developed smoke in one lavatory upon descent, prompting the flight crew to activate a halon extinguisher as a precaution, the airline said.
There was no fire, Singapore Airlines spokesman Nick Ionides said in an e-mail. While the aircraft landed without incident, subsequent inspection of the forward cargo hold revealed “signs of burns to electrical wiring,” according to the spokesman.
The airline and Airbus SAS, which manufacturers the A380 are investigating the incident, he said.
Singapore Airlines A380s are powered by Trent 900 engines built by Rolls-Royce Plc. The airline operates 11 of the superjumbos and was the first airline to fly the aircraft commercially in 2007. A Qantas Airlines Ltd. A380 was forced to make an emergency landing in November after one of its four Rolls-Royce engines exploded in mid flight. Nobody was hurt in the incident.
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