Miracle on Cathay Pacific Flight 780 – Loss of Thrust Control

On 13th April 2010, a Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 was operating flight 780 from Surabaya to Hong Kong. However, due to fuel contamination, both of the engines sustained damage and the aircraft landed at almost twice the normal speed due to loss of thrust control on approach. Flight Details The Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 with registration B-HLL was performing flight CX780 from Surabaya, Indonesia to Hong Kong with 309 passengers and 13 crew members on board. Flight CX780 was under … Continue reading Miracle on Cathay Pacific Flight 780 – Loss of Thrust Control