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On April 13th, 2010, Cathay Pacific flight 780 began experiencing a series of critical problems with its engines, miles above the South China Sea. This was a situation the pilots of this A330 had never trained for. Would they be able to bring the aircraft to a safe landing in Hong Kong, or would they end up crashing into the sea? The lives of 309 passengers depended on their making the right decisions under immense pressure.

This episode uses the official report to piece together what happened on board Cathay Pacific flight 780, on its flight from Juranda international airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, to Hong Kong.



All music licensed through Epidemic Sound.

Pictures from the Final Report:
https://www.cad.gov.hk/reports/2%20Fi...

Thumbnail picture:
Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BYSA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:06 Aircraft and Crew background
02:51 Departure and Trouble
05:43 Descent into Danger
07:29 Pan Pan
11:10 MAYDAY Emergency Approach
13:02 Landing
14:16 Evacuation
14:58 Aftermath
15:31 Investigation
18:26 Salt water source
18:45 Recommendations and Improvements