Air China says engine failure may have caused fire that prompted emergency landing in Singapore

Air China says engine failure may have caused fire that prompted emergency landing in Singapore

SINGAPORE: The fire that forced an emergency landing at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Sunday( Sep 10 ) may have been caused by an engine mechanical failure on Air China flight CA403.

The airport added that investigations are ongoing and stated that this was based on a primary assessment.

Air China even stated in a Weibo post on Monday that staff people handled the affair in accordance with protocol and that travellers cooperated throughout the removal.

When dust was reported in the forward load hold and restroom at around 4 p.m., Flight CA403 was traveling from Chengdu to Singapore. & nbsp,

At around 4.15 p.m., the aircraft, which had 146 people and nine staff members, made an emergency landing at Changi Airport.