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| Date: | Friday 25 September 2015 |
| Time: | c. 03:00 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343X |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Registration: | B-LAG |
| MSN: | 895 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 256 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Near Bali -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | PER |
| HKG | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Cathay Pacific Airways Flight CX170 from Perht, Australia, to Hong Kong, diverted to Bali-Denpasar, Indonesia due to shutdown of no.2 engine. Flames and a loud "bang" were reported to be witnessed by passenger on board.
The airplane, an Airbus A330-343X, departed Perth at 16:13 UTC (00:13 LT, Sep 25). The aircraft was over sea, south of Bali, when an descent was initiated at 19:02 UTC (03:02 LT, Sep 25). The aircraft landed safely on runway 09 at Denpasar-Ngurah Rai Bali International Airport, Indonesia at 19:35 UTC (03:35 LT, Sep 25).
Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/09/25/09/12/reports-of-fire-on-cathay-pacific-flight-from-perth-to-hong-kong
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/airplanes/b-lag#783e356
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 2008 | B-LAG | Cathay Pacific Airways | 0 | near Hong Kong |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Media:
Instagram : by aviapics2015 - Breaking news: Cathay Pacific flight CX170, operated by an A330 carrying 251 pax enro… pic.twitter.com/LaXuhMoT2W
— ✈ Dorian BENTEJAC ✈ (@DeltaBravo33) September 25, 2015Statement from @cathaypacific regarding the emergency landing for CX170. @9NewsPerth #PerthNews pic.twitter.com/8cXWQarKtq
— Tiffany Wertheimer (@TiffWertheimer9) September 25, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2015 07:06 | vs201 | Added |
| 25-Sep-2015 07:12 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2015 07:15 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 25-Sep-2015 07:19 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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