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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 2023 |
| Time: | 01:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | China Eastern Airlines |
| Registration: | B-8970 |
| MSN: | 1798 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Xiamen -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA/ZSSS) |
| Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
China Eastern Airlines flight MU721, an Airbus A330-343, made an emergency landing at Xiamen Airport after suffering an uncontained engine failure.
Photos indicate a partial separation of several fan blades.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/mu721#33109010
https://twitter.com/ChinaAvReview/status/1731178983444881768
Media:
China Eastern MU721 /Aiburs A330 diverted due to uncontained engine failure. pic.twitter.com/NdAFFwk6su
— ChinaAviationReview (@ChinaAvReview) December 3, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2023 07:50 | harro | Added |
| 03-Dec-2023 07:50 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, Embed code, ] |
| 03-Dec-2023 07:54 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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