Dragon A333 near Xiamen on Sep 7th 2015, burning odour on board
Last Update: September 8, 2015 / 17:27:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Dragonair
Flight number
KA-663
Departure
Fuzhou, China
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-HLB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Xiamen for 15 hours, then continued the flight as KA-663D and reached Hong Kong with a delay of 16 hours.
The airline reported the crew diverted as a precaution due to a suspected defect in the air conditiong systems. The passengers were provided with accommodation over night.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Dragonair
Flight number
KA-663
Departure
Fuzhou, China
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-HLB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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