Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633
B-6419, the aircraft involved, in June 2014 | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 May 2018 |
| Summary | Windshield failure leading to uncontrolled decompression |
| Site | Near Xiaojin County, Sichuan Province, China |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A319-133 |
| Operator | Sichuan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | 3U8633 |
| ICAO flight No. | CSC8633 |
| Call sign | SICHUAN 8633 |
| Registration | B-6419 |
| Flight origin | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, Chongqing, Yubei District, China |
| Destination | Lhasa Gonggar Airport, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Occupants | 128 |
| Passengers | 119 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 128 |
Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 was a flight from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport on 14 May 2018, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport after the cockpit windshield failed. The aircraft involved was an Airbus A319-100. The incident was adapted into the 2019 film The Captain and was also featured in the documentary series Mayday.