ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151109
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| Date: | 09-DEC-2012 |
| Time: | 01:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-367ER |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Pacific |
| Registration: | B-KPK |
| MSN: | 36158/783 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 268 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Near Wuhan -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | HKG |
| LHR |
The plane was operating flight CX251 en route to London Heathrow. Smoke was detected in the cockpit and emergency landing was made at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH). All passengers and crew were evacuated and no one was hurt. UPDATE: Aircraft was not evacuated. Passengers deplaned via air stairs.
Sources:
https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E5%9C%8B%E6%B3%B0%E5%AE%A2%E6%A9%9F%E6%A9%9F%E8%89%99%E5%86%92%E7%85%99%E6%80%A5%E9%99%8D%E6%AD%A6%E6%BC%A2-000805426.html
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=129141&sid=38446336&con_type=1
Images:
Photo of B-KPK courtesy AirHistory.net
London - Heathrow (EGLL / LHR)
29 August 2018; (c) David Unsworth
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2012 22:04 | gvnap | Added |
| 09-Dec-2012 22:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2012 22:00 | gussaun | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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