Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | Voorlopig |
| Datum: | 15 MRT 2000 |
| Tijd: | ca 23:40 |
| Type: | Airbus A330-322 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Malaysia Airlines |
| Registratie: | 9M-MKB |
| Constructienummer: | 068 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1995 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4168 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 14 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 252 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 266 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) (Maleisië)
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| Fase: | Geparkeerd (STD) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Beijing-Capital Airport (PEK/ZBAA), China |
| Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK), Maleisië | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 085 |
After arrival from a flight from Beijing, baggage handlers were unloading 80 canisters weighing 2,000kg when they were hit by the strong toxic fumes. Five ground handlers became ill while unloading the canisters.
A check by airport fire and rescue personnel revealed the canisters contained a chemical called oxalyl chloride. Several canisters had leaked, causing severe damage to the aircraft fuselage. The aircraft was considered damaged beyond repair.
After a fice-year lawsuit a Beijing court ordered Dalian, a Chinese state-run company, to pay USD65 million in compensation, plus interest, for destroying the Airbus A330 with falsely declared cargo with corrosive chemicals. The company had mis-identified the canisters as being a safe powder-type chemical.
Bronnen:
» Daily Express
» Chinese chemical firm ordered to pay insurers $65mln in plane damage case (People's Daily Online, 6-12-2007)
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Beijing-Capital Airport en Kuala Lumpur International Airport bedraagt 4383 km (2740 miles).
De afstand tussen Beijing-Capital Airport en Kuala Lumpur International Airport bedraagt 4383 km (2740 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
