China Eastern Airlines Flight 583

China Eastern Airlines Flight 583

B-2171, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Beijing Capital Airport in 1995
Incident
Date	April 6, 1993
Summary	In-flight upset due to accidental deployment of slats
Site	Near the Aleutian Islands
Aircraft
Aircraft type	McDonnell-Douglas MD-11
Operator	China Eastern Airlines
Registration	B-2171
Flight origin	Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Destination	Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, United States
Occupants	255
Passengers	235
Crew	20
Fatalities	2
Injuries	156
Survivors	253

China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 was a commercial passenger flight from Shanghai, China, to Los Angeles, United States, operated by China Eastern Airlines.

On April 6, 1993, the McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 operating the service was cruising above the Pacific Ocean at Mach 0.84 when a crew member accidentally deployed the slats near the Aleutian Islands. The plane then encountered severe oscillations^[1] and made an emergency landing at Shemya Air Force Base in Shemya, Semichi Islands, Alaska, United States.^[2]

The damage to the cabin of Flight 583

Of the 255 passengers and crew, 60 were hospitalized; two ultimately died.^[3] Of the cockpit crew, five received no injuries and three received serious injuries. Of the flight attendants, eight received no injuries and four received serious injuries. Of the surviving passengers, 84 received no injuries, 96 received minor injuries, and 53 received serious injuries.^[3] By April 24, 1993 all but three of the surviving passengers were discharged from the hospital.^[4]

The airframe, redesignated as N951AR, later served as a cargo freighter for Miami-based Sky Lease Cargo but has since been scrapped.^[5]

China Eastern still uses the flight number 583, although the flight now departs from nearby Pudong Airport using a Boeing 777.^[6]

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