A cabin panel fell during landing on an AirAsia flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur (KL) on April 4.
Shin Min Daily News reported that a section of the cabin ceiling came loose during landing and fell, but did not hit any passengers.
Passengers unharmed
A passenger, who only wished to be known as Mr Tan, told Shin Min he was on AirAsia flight AK720 from Singapore to KL on April 4. The aircraft had just touched down at around 10.10pm when the incident occurred.
He said the landing appeared normal, but as the plane touched down, he heard a strange sound and saw a panel above several rows in front of him fall from the ceiling.
“The sound of landing was quite loud, so the noise of the panel falling wasn’t very noticeable,” he said.
The panel, which covered the cabin lighting fixtures, was relatively large. Part of it landed on the seats, while another section remained suspended in mid-air.
Mr Tan said many passengers were shocked, while some laughed in disbelief at what had happened.
“Several passengers seated in front of me burst out laughing — probably because they couldn’t believe something like this could happen,” he said.
