A China Airlines passenger plane bound for Hong Kong reportedly declared a state of emergency on Saturday night, forcing it to make a U-turn and return to Taipei’s airport.
According to Taiwanese media reports, flight CI919 departed from Taipei Taoyuan International Airport on Saturday night, issued a “7700” code to indicate an emergency situation, and returned safely.
According to flight data, the aircraft began its flight at 6:06 p.m. and landed at the airport at 7:35 p.m.
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Data showed the plane made a U-turn mid-flight. Approximately 50 minutes into the flight, the aircraft maintained an altitude of 36,000 feet for six minutes before descending rapidly to an altitude of 9,975 feet in nine minutes.
According to aviation tracking websites, the aircraft involved in the incident was an Airbus A330. China’s airline fleet includes 18 of his aircraft from the same manufacturer.
Hong Kong International Airport posted on its website that the flight was delayed as of 9:20 p.m.
The newspaper has contacted China Airlines for comment.
The cause of the emergency landing was not immediately clear.
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An aircraft engineer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a 7700 code can be issued for a variety of reasons, including technical issues or medical emergencies.
Experts say the sudden drop in altitude could be associated with a possible failure of the aircraft’s pressurization system, in which case the pilot would descend rapidly to maintain cabin pressure at the appropriate level. suggested that it was necessary.
“This suggests that either there was a problem with the aircraft’s pressurization system or that there was an opening in the aircraft that allowed air to escape,” the engineer said.
“We will only know if there was a technical or structural problem with the plane’s pressurization system after an inspection on the ground.”