Posted on: April 14th, 2010 by Lisa Davidson
On Tuesday, a Cathay Pacific Airways flight had to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong when the plane was experiencing engine problems. The situation turned to one of the airline’s most serious incidents in the last few years, as 8 passengers were injured.
There haven’t been many details released from the Civil Aviation Department in Hong Kong or from Cathay Pacific officials as to what caused the incident. In a statement from the carrier, they said that it was the engine on the left of the plane that shut down while it was approaching its landing.
All that Tony Tyler, the airline’s chief executive, said was that the A330-300 was carrying 13 crew and 309 passengers when it encountered an engine issue while approaching the airport on a flight from Surabaya in Indonesia. He said that it was too early to speculate what caused the problem. He also reassured everyone that they will do whatever they need to make sure their fleet is the safest in the air.
Upon landing at the airport, a small fire started on the aircraft’s main landing gear. However, fire services quickly extinguished it. It is likely that the fire was caused by the tyres overheating when the pilots had to use the emergency braking system, according to the Civil Aviation Department.
The emergency slides were deployed for passengers to evacuate on the runway. 8 passengers were sent to the hospital for injuries to the head, arms and legs that were probably caused while evacuating, according to authorities.
Source from :News.carrental
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