Cathay Pacific B773 near Lanzhou on Mar 6th 2025, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: March 6, 2025 / 08:20:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Mar 6, 2025                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Cathay Pacific                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            CX-233                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Hong Kong, China                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Milan Malpensa, Italy                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            B-KQV                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            777-300                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B773                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The remainder of the flight as well as the return flight were cancelled.
The airline reported a technical failure as cause of the diversion to Lanzhou.
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Mar 6, 2025                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Cathay Pacific                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            CX-233                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Hong Kong, China                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Milan Malpensa, Italy                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            B-KQV                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            777-300                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B773                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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