China Eastern A321 near Nanchang on Dec 4th 2018, passenger oxygen masks released
Last Update: December 4, 2018 / 19:19:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5257
Departure
Qingdao, China
Destination
Guangzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-8568
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration B-6642 reached Guangzhou with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 17 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5257
Departure
Qingdao, China
Destination
Guangzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-8568
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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