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Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department: contaminated fuel from Indonesia forced the emergency landing of a Cathay Pacific flight

Hong Kong, China - Both engines of an Airbus A-330 developed problems

The Civil Aviation Department believes contaminated fuel from Indonesia was a factor which forced a Cathay Pacific passenger plane from Surabaya to make an emergency landing upon reaching Hong Kong International Airport in April last year. The Airbus A-330 made the landing after both engines developed problems - and the subsequent evacuation from the plane left one passenger seriously injured. In...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1124849
Rome, Italy, 01/20/2011 14:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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