China Eastern Airlines - Incidents and Accidents

Incidents and Accidents

• On August 15, 1989, a China Eastern flight from Shanghai to Nanchang, a Antonov 24 crashed on take off due to its No.2 engine failure, killing 34 of 40 on board.
• On April 6, 1993, China Eastern Airlines Flight 583, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 flying from Shanghai to Los Angeles, had an inadvertent deployment of the leading edge wing slats while cruising. The aircraft progressed through several violent pitch oscillations and lost 5,000 feet (1,500 m) of altitude. Two passengers were killed. The aircraft landed at Shemya.
• On October 26, 1993, Flight 5398 from Shenzhen to Fuzhou, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 (Reg. B-2103) crashed near Fuzhou airport, after a failed attempt to go around on approach, killing 2 of 80 on board.
• On September 11, 1998, China Eastern Flight 586, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-11, flying from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, suffered a nose gear failure after take-off. The aircraft landed back in Shanghai with the nose gear up on a foamed runway. A clip from the landing is available online.
• On November 21, 2004, Flight 5210 from Baotou to Shanghai, a Bombardier CRJ-200 (Reg. B-3072) small passenger jet crashed in Inner Mongolia one minute after departure, killing all 53 occupants.
• In March 2008, pilots of 21 CEA flights returned their aircraft to the airport of departure, citing various reasons for doing so, as part of a union contract dispute. In retaliation, the government removed the carrier's rights to a range of services in the southern China province of Yunnan. In late October 2008, Chinese media reports indicated that the carrier would shortly be able to resume flights to Dali, Kunming and Xishuangbanna Prefecture .