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| Date: | Tuesday 12 April 2016 |
| Time: | c. 02:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-367ER |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Registration: | B-KPQ |
| MSN: | 36162/860 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 287 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok Airport (HKG/VHHH) -
 Hong Kong
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
| DUS | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Cathay Pacific Airways flight CX379 from Hong Kong to Düsseldorf, Germany had to return back to Hong Kong due to issues with the cooling system of the inflight entertainment system. Pilots reported an electrical odour in the cockpit.
Flight CX379 took off at 01:29. It landed back at Hong Kong International Airport at 02:15. The Boeing 777-300ER was carrying 269 passengers and 18 crew members.
Sources:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1935340/cathay-pacific-flight-hong-kong-dusseldorf-turns-back-due-issue
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/cx379#961a46f
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 2015 | B-KPQ | Cathay Pacific Airways | 0 | over Pacific Ocean near Aleutian Islands |  |
unk |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
| 24 June 2023 | B-KPQ | Cathay Pacific Airways | 0 | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2016 17:36 | MinewayAltis | Added |
| 12-Apr-2016 17:41 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2016 17:41 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
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