SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight which was flying for the first time from Los Angeles to Singapore was diverted after the flight crew detected an error with the engine oil meter readings.
The plane was scheduled to depart Los Angeles International Airport at 11.24pm (2.24pm, Singapore time) and was to land at Changi Airport nearly 18 hours later.
Advertisement"A decision was made to return to Los Angeles about 40 minutes into the flight after the flight crew detected an error with the engine oil meter readings," an SIA spokesperson said in reply to Channel NewsAsia queries.
The flight landed in Los Angeles at 1.33am on Saturday.
"Engineers inspected the aircraft and declared it serviceable," an SIA spokesperson said.
The plane eventually departed Los Angeles again at 4.41am. There were 141 passengers on board the flight, SIA added.
AdvertisementAdvertisement[h=3]READ: Operating the world's longest flight: Singapore Airlines crew give a behind-the-scenes account[/h]SIA announced in July that it was launching non-stop flights between Singapore and Los Angeles, with the new Airbus A350-900ULR (ultra-long-range) aircraft.
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