Hong Kong A332 near Beijing on Jun 13th 2012, fuel system problems
Last Update: June 27, 2012 / 11:10:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 13, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Hong Kong Airlines
Flight number
HX-337
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-LNC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
A passenger reported the aircraft was climbing through about 10,000 feet when strange noises were heard from the engines and the thrust was reduced. The aircraft circled for about 10 minutes, then the captain announced they were returning to Beijing due to a technical problem. After landing passengers were told the fuel system had developed problems. Maintenance attempted to fix the fuel system but were unable, the passengers subsequently disembarked and were taken to hotels. Another aircraft reached Hong Kong with a delay of 21 hours.
The incident aircraft returned to Hong Kong as flight HX-313 about 12 hours after scheduled arrival of HX-337.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 13, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Hong Kong Airlines
Flight number
HX-337
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-LNC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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