Incident at Sudbury, ON
Summary
1997-11-18: KAL025 was approximately 20 nm NW of Sudbury when the pilot delcared a medical emergency and requested return to JFK. AT 1822Z, KAL025 requested diversion to YYZ. KAL025 dumped fuel while in descent without advising ATC. Other aircraft observed fuel trail and avoided same. Fuel dump continued into downwind and KAL025 turned final and landed at 1857Z. Several comments were made by other pilots. Ops. Impact -- minimal.
Details
| CADORS Number | 1994O0604 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Reported By | |
| Occurred At | 1994-11-17 - Unknown time |
| Day or Night? | |
| Fatalities | 0 |
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| Aerodrome Name | |
| Geographic Location | Ontario, Canada, North America, Ontario Region, Sudbury, ON |
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| Categories | Medical |
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Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Aeroplane
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|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | |
| Foreign Registration | |
| Country of Registration | the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Owner | KOREAN AIR |
| Operator | KOREAN AIR LINES CO. LTD. (959) Commercial |
| Make |
BOEING |
| Model | 747 |
| Year Built | |
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| Gear Type | |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
| Flight Number | KAL025 |
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| Phase of Flight | Unknown |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Medical emergency |