Hainan B738 near Hefei on Jul 8th 2015, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: July 9, 2015 / 15:52:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 8, 2015
Classification
Accident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Hainan Airlines
Flight number
HU-7244
Departure
Hefei, China
Destination
Guangzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5636
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) have opened an investigation into the occurrence and dispatched investigators on site.
Chinese Authorities reported that 5 passengers remain hospitalized over night, 3 were discharged after treatment.
On Jul 9th 2015 the CAAC reported that examination identified the smoke indication was false, there had been no fire, heat, smoke in the cargo hold, all items in the cargo hold were inspection with no explosives or other hazardeous materials found. In following the procedures emergency services sprinkled the aircraft to cool the aircraft, regardless of whether fire is visible or not. The injuries occurred when people jumped down from the wing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 8, 2015
Classification
Accident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Hainan Airlines
Flight number
HU-7244
Departure
Hefei, China
Destination
Guangzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5636
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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