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Korean Airbus Lands with Faulty Cabin Pressure issue (or not)


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Contact photographer Yunjin Lee

What: Korean Airlines Airbus A300-600 en route from Tokyo to Guam
Where: Tokyo
When: Jan 2nd 2010
Who: 2 crew
Why: After takeoff, the plane had problems with cabin pressure. The crew returned to the airport and made a safe landing. Japan’s Aviation Ministry makes a denial, although what they are denying is unclear: the report, the problem with the air pressure, the specific problem, or that the indicator was faulty. With only two crew members aboard the Airbus, perhaps it was a maintenance or test flight, but your guess is as good as mine.

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