China Eastern B738 at Wuhan on Jul 9th 2014, knock, knock, anyone there?
Last Update: August 19, 2014 / 20:04:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 9, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-2528
Departure
Sanya, China
Destination
Wuhan, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5589
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
China's Civil Aviation Authority reported on Aug 19th 2014, that both tower controllers at Wuhan were asleep at about 02:30L (Jul 8th 18:30Z) and were raised by a number of phone calls to tower. The aircraft was able to land 12 minutes later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 9, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-2528
Departure
Sanya, China
Destination
Wuhan, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5589
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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