China Southern A321 near Shenyang on Aug 20th 2015, cargo fire indication
Last Update: August 20, 2015 / 15:11:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
China Southern Airlines
Flight number
CZ-3938
Departure
Changchun, China
Destination
Qingdao, China
Aircraft Registration
B-9933
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
There are reports of up to four injuries as result of the evacuation on China's Weibo Service (similiar to Twitter), one of the injuries reported serious.
The airport reported all occupants were safely evacuated, there were no injuries, no trace of fire was found.
The airline reported that a cargo smoke indication prompted the diversion to Shenyang and an emergency evacuation. One passenger received a sprained ankle as result of the evacuation, three others minor tissue injuries, the four were taken to a hospital. A replacement aircraft was dispatched to depart the following morning.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
China Southern Airlines
Flight number
CZ-3938
Departure
Changchun, China
Destination
Qingdao, China
Aircraft Registration
B-9933
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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