Air China Notice CA403 Smoke in the cabin on the flight from Chengdu to Singapore: Preliminary judgment is that it was caused by a mechanical failure of the aircraft engine

News from this site on September 11. On September 10, thick smoke appeared in the cabin of Air China Chengdu Tianfu-Singapore flight CA403 before landing. Netizens' pictures showed that the left engine of the aircraft was on fire, triggering heated discussions on the Internet.

##After the incident, Air China’s official blog issued an announcement:

On September 10, flight CA403 flew from Chengdu Tianfu Airport to Singapore Changi Airport. The model of this aircraft is A320neo, and the aircraft number is B-305J. There were 146 passengers and 9 crew members on board. Before landing, smoke appeared in the cabin, and the crew dealt with it in accordance with procedures. The plane landed at Singapore Changi Airport at 16:14 Beijing time. After landing, the crew organized an emergency evacuation of passengers, and Singapore Changi Airport initiated emergency procedures to ensure the safety of people and aircraft

early this morning , Air China’s official blog posted again, stating that “

is initially determined to be caused by engine mechanical failure”. The full text is attached to this site as follows:

Regarding the CA403 flight incident on September 10 , it is initially determined that it was caused by a mechanical failure of the engine, and further investigation is currently underway. Faced with the emergency, the crew handled it properly in accordance with the procedures, and the passengers on board actively cooperated to successfully complete the emergency evacuation. With the assistance of Changi Airport, passenger accommodation has been completed. We sincerely apologize to the affected passengers. Thanks to all sectors of society for their attention and support.

Changi Airport officials also issued a document yesterday, stating that the aircraft reported smoke in the forward cargo hold and toilet before landing. At 16:15 Landing on the third runway (20L) of Changi Airport.

All passengers and crew members have been safely evacuated, and the fire on the left engine has been extinguished. Affected by this, runway 20L was temporarily closed. After inspection, runway 20L reopened at around 19:02 yesterday.

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