China Eastern A333 near Nanchang on Nov 12th 2019, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: November 12, 2019 / 19:30:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-5352

Aircraft Registration
B-6083

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration B-6083 performing flight MU-5352 from Shenzhen to Shanghai Hongqiao (China), was enroute at 10100 meters (FL331) about 160nm south of Nanchang (China) when the crew initiated an emergency descent to 3600 meters (FL118) due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Nanchang about 40 minutes after leaving 10100 meters.

A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration B-8572 reached Shanghai with a delay of about 5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 8 hours after landing.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted due to a mechanical failure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-5352

Aircraft Registration
B-6083

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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