China Eastern A333 at Shanghai on Apr 15th 2017, burning odour and haze in cabin

Last Update: April 16, 2017 / 20:17:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 15, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-721

Destination
Hong Kong, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6125

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A China Eastern Airbus A330-300, registration B-6125 performing flight MU-721 from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hong Kong (China), was climbing out of Shanghai when passengers detected a burning odour and developing haze in the cabin prompting the crew to stop the climb at 5500 meters (FL181) and return to Shanghai Hongqiao for a safe landing about 45 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration B-6119 reached Hong Kong with a delay of 4.5 hours delay.

The airline reported a technical fault prompted the return to Shanghai.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 15, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-721

Destination
Hong Kong, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6125

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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