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2009/03/07

Hainan Airlines Emergency Landing


Pictured: A Hainan Airlines Boeing
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Contact photographer Hans-Werner Klein
What: Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-300, HU7871 en route from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province to Shenzhen in Guangdong Province
Where: landing at an airport in the island province of Hainan (extreme south of China)
When: 2009-03-05 19:21:09
Who: 112 passengers and a crew of six
Why: The crew reported a mechanical problem and requested an emergency landing. They turned off one engine, and landed. Reportedly, there were "problems with the throttle that might have led to an excessively fast landing."

No injuries were reported.
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