Singapore Airlines A380 plane rolls back after parking at Delhi airport

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A380 plane rolled back after parking at an airport in Delhi, India on Nov. 25, leaving a cabin crew with a bruise on her thigh.

The pilot on flight SQ406 then applied the brakes to stop the aircraft, and it was towed back to its parking bay at Indira Gandhi International Airport.

No other injuries were reported.

Pilot applied brakes after aircraft rolled back: SIA

Flight SQ406 from Singapore to New Delhi had landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport at 10:14pm (Singapore time), according to Flightradar.

An SIA spokesperson told Mothership that the Airbus A380 aircraft experienced a rollback after parking at the airport.

The parking bay had a slight slope to allow water to drain out when it rains, according to airport sources cited by The Times of India.

"The pilot immediately applied the brakes to halt the aircraft. Once the aircraft was stationary, the pilots informed air traffic control and ground staff safely towed the aircraft back to its designated parking bay," the SIA spokesperson said.

The spokesperson noted that one cabin crew member suffered a minor bruise on her thigh, received medical attention, and was cleared to return to duties.

All passengers disembarked the aircraft normally with no injuries reported.

The spokesperson said SIA apologises for any inconvenience caused by this incident.

What's the SOP?

According to Airbus safety protocols, pilots are required to check hydraulic pressure indicators prior to parking their aircraft.

They then need to apply the parking brakes before shutting down the plane engines for parking.

Pilots can also request for ground crew to place chocks — triangular wedges used for parking — at the aircraft's wheels once it comes to a stop.

Top image from KrisFlyer by SIA Group/Facebook