China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5257 made an emergency landing in Nanchang, China, on December 4th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Qingdao to Guangzhou, China, was diverted after the passenger oxygen masks were automatically deployed, without any indication of a cabin pressure problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU587 made an emergency landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 23rd.
The plane heading from Shanghai, China, to New York, was diverted after an elderly passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane dumped 30 tons of fuel before landing safely in Anchorage.
The patient was taken to a hospital.
A flight attendant fell out of a China Eastern Airlines plane at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, China, on October 23rd.
The Kunming-bound Boeing 737-800 plane was preparing for departure when the flight attendant attempted to close a door alone and fell out of the plane.
The flight attendant was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-774 encountered severe turbulence on the way to Kunming, China, on June 18th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, when it hit severe turbulence that injured twenty-six passengers.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Authorities said four passengers suffered serious injuries while twenty-two others received minor injuries. They were taken to hospitals.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-736 had to return for an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 11th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-765 veered off runway in Hong Kong, China, on May 24th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Nanjing, China, was attempting to land during heavy rain.
There were 141 people aboard at the time; 2 of them were taken to hospital.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-721 had to return and make an emergency landing in Shanghai, China, on April 15th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after a burning odor and haze was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5665 made a safe landing after a bird strike near Xiamen, China, on April 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Shanghai, China, was on approach to Xiamen when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-552 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on February 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Shanghai, China, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All 186 passengers and 17 crew members remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-777 ran into severe turbulence while descending toward Sydney, Australia, on November 29th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Kunming, China, when it was hit by severe turbulence that injured 5 passengers and 2 crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospital.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-771 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 22nd.
The plane was flying from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane safely landed in Amsterdam. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-277 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Qingdao, China, on July 19th.
The plane heading from Yantai, China, to Osaka, Japan, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
China Eastern flight MU-5577 made a safe emergency landing at Wenzhou Longwan International Airport, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, on March 20th.
The Airbus A320-200, flying from Shanghai to Wenzhou, China, was about to land when the crew faced some visual difficulties disabling them to see the runway.
The plane received substantial damage to its landing gear and flaps after impacting treetops outside the airport perimeter.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
The incident remains under investigation.
China Eastern flight MU-5443 struck approach lights while it was landing at Kangding Airport, Kangding, Sichuan, China, on May 1st.
The Airbus A319-100, heading from Chengdu, to Kangding, China, was on approach to runway when it hit approach lights, damaging its hydraulic system, before finally landing without further incident.
The plane received substantial damage. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The incident remains under investigation.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5414 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chengdu, Sichuan province of China, on February 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 took off for Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5602 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Qingdao, China, on January 31.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Shenyang to Shanghai Pudong, China, was diverted after the left hand engine failed midair.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
China Eastern flight MU-5602 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Qingdao Liuting International Airport, Shandong, China, on January 31.
The Airbus A321-200, flying from Shenyang, to Shanghai, China, had to divert due to engine failure. One of its engines had to be shut down mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
China Eastern flight MU-782 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, on December 18.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route from Denpasar, Indonesia, to Beijing, China, had to divert due to loss in cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5182 had to reject take-off from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China, on October 24.
The Beijing-bound Airbus A330-300 plane was accelerating for takeoff when its left engine failed following a loud bang.
The crew safely returned the aircraft to apron.
No injuries were reported.
A Shanghai-bound China Eastern Airlines flight made an uneventful emergency landing at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, after a bird collided with the pilot-side window.
Flight MU5666 took off from Xiamen at about 1:29pm on April 16. Shortly after the take off, the captain requested emergency landing due to a bird strike. The plane then returned and landed safely. None of the passengers or crew members were injured.
The ground attendants found the windshield to be severely damaged and splattered with blood and feathers. China Eastern Airlines has confirmed the incident, and commended their crew for calmly handling the situation.
According to airport authorities, passengers were taken to their destination on another plane.
What: China Eastern Airlines Airbus A320 en route from Yancheng to Taiwan
Where: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan
When: Oct 1, 2012
Who: 89 aboard
Why: After arriving airport from Yancheng and parking, the airbus’ left door was struck by the mobile stairway being set up for passengers to disembark.
After passengers disembarked, the plane was cleared for the subsequent Taiwan-Nanchang flight
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What: China Eastern Yunnan Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Nanning China to Yangon Myanmar
Where: Kumming China
When: Nov 5th 2011
Why: Just after takeoff, the crew observed problems with the main gears.
The flight diverted to China Eastern Yunnan’s base in Kunming China where they made a safe landing.
