It has emerged that a Scoot Boeing 787 bound for Bali made an emergency landing in Singapore due to smoke in the cabin.
Information is limited regarding this incident.
Below is what we know on this so far…
Scoot TR280 – Singapore to Bali…
Scoot flight TR280, involved in the emergency landing, is a routine scheduled flight between Singapore and Denpasar, Bali.
The aircraft involved in this incident is registered as 9V-OJD.
As per data from Planespotters.net, 9V-OJD is a 9.0 year old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that was delivered to the airline in May 2015.
Of the 787 variant, Scoot has 21 in the fleet, consisting of:
- 11 -8s with an average fleet age of 7.1 years.
- 10 -9s with an average fleet age of 7.6 years.
Scoot flight TR280 departed Singapore at 0752 local time on April 30 and initially climbed out towards Bali.
Furthermore, not long after departure, the aircraft turned back to Changi, where it landed safely without further incident at 0821 local time.
A passenger onboard the flight stated that five minutes after takeoff, there was smoke in the cabin and the smell of burning onboard.
Following that incident, the aircraft was grounded, with passengers awaiting further instruction at the time.
Aircraft Grounded Following the Incident…
Following the emergency landing on Scoot flight TR280 Singapore-Bali, 9V-OJD was grounded.
Furthermore, a replacement aircraft, 9V-OFK, operated the flight.
At this stage, it is unclear when the aircraft will be fixed or will return to commercial service.
It all depends on the extent of the damage caused by the smoke and subsequent burning in the cabin.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this Scoot emergency landing in Singapore, then we will update you accordingly.
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