China Eastern A320 near Hangzhou on Apr 10th 2013, smoke in cabin
Last Update: April 10, 2013 / 18:47:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Departure
Hangzhou, China
Destination
Guangzhou, China
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement Airbus A320-200 reached Guangzhou with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Passengers reported on Weibo the tail of the aircraft was on fire.
The airline said, there was no fire. A malfunction of the air conditioning system is suspected as cause of the odour and smoke, the examination of the aircraft is ongoing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Departure
Hangzhou, China
Destination
Guangzhou, China
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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