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Emergency Landing at Meilan International Airport


What: Shanghai Airlines Boeing 737 flight FM833, en route to from Shanghai to Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Where: Meilan International Airport in Haikou in south Hainan province
When: late Wednesday night Nov. 19, 2008
Who: 149 passengers
Why: After an alarm light came on indicating a mechanical problem with a fuel pump, the plane diverted to Meilan International Airport. Mechanics found that one of the plane’s two hydraulic pressure pumps was damaged, causing hydraulic oil to leak. The hydraulic oil caused a large amount of smoke. Passengers were provided water and instant noodles.

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