Incident McDonnell Douglas MD-82 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316564
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 December 2002
Time:20:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Owner/operator:China Eastern Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:over Jiangxi Province -   China
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
An MD-82, operating as flight MU5406, suddenly had a cabin pressurization problem at cruising altitude. A diversion was made to Nanchang Jiangbei International Airport. More than a score of passengers reported sickness associated with the decompression and were sent to hospital for treatment.

Sources:

https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2002-12-18/090817765s.shtml
http://news.sohu.com/92/43/news205074392.shtml
http://news.sohu.com/15/60/news205076015.shtml

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