Air China Flight 183
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.jpg) B-5958, the aircraft involved, seen here in 2018 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 27, 2019 |
| Summary | Caught Fire at Gate |
| Site | Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A330-343X |
| Operator | Air China |
| Registration | B-5958 |
| Flight origin | Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China |
| Destination | Haneda Airport, Toyko, Japan |
| Passengers | 167 (147 on board) |
| Crew | 15 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 182 |
Air China Flight 183 was a scheduled International flight operated by Air China from Beijing to Tokyo. On August 27, 2019, the Airbus A330-343X operating the route caught fire and was damaged beyond repair resulting in a hull loss at the gate as it was boarding, with no injuries or fatalities occuring.[1] The flight previously arrived as CA-976 from Singapore two hours before the accident. Emergency responders then reacted by extinguishing a fire in the cargo hold.
The Incident is under investigation by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. It is unknown right now if they had finished the investigation but it was said that the smoke started in the cargo hold of the Aircraft.[citation needed]
Accident[edit]
At 16:00, as people were boarding the Aircraft, the ECAM system on the Airbus displayed SMOKE/FWD CARGO SMOKE in the cockpit. The crew then issued a Mayday Call after smoke was detected in the cargo hold and issued a rapid disembarkation of the Aircraft. As the Emergency Developed, nobody was on board.[2][3] The crown was shown severely burnt in social media posts.
Aircraft[edit]
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A330-343X, with serial number 1587, and registered as B-5958, that was manufactured by Airbus Industrie in 2014. The aircraft had logged 19007 flight hours and 4596 takeoff and landing cycles and was also powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 772C-60 engines.[1][2]
See Also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Accident: Air China A333 at Beijing on Aug 27th 2019, aircraft on fire at the gate". avherald.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kaminski-Morrow2019-08-27T11:11:54+01:00, David. "Air China A330 suffers fire damage at Beijing Capital". Flight Global. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ↑ "Accident Airbus A330-343 B-5958, Tuesday 27 August 2019". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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