China Airlines
Also recorded as: CHINA AIRLINES LTD, CHINA EASTERN, China Airlines, ETHOPIAN AIRLINES
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
22 records, spanning 1985–2026.
Operated by China Airlines (per NTSB report)
Not yet finalized — may be revised.Operated by China Airlines (per NTSB report)
Not yet finalized — may be revised.Operated by CHINA AIRLINES LTD (per NTSB report)
Interference with the localizer signal resulting in a Multipath condition experienced by CAL5148 while conducting an ILS CAT III (autoland) approach. This condition resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent go-around. The interference was most likely caused by a previous departure flying through the ILS critical area while departing the same runway.
Operated by China Airlines Ltd. (per NTSB report)
Failure of the right inboard foreflap outboard fitting due to fatigue and bearing anomalies on the sequence carriages which resulted in the partial separation of the right inboard foreflap. Contributing to the incident was the failure of maintenance personnel to detect the fatigue cracking and bearing anomalies during dedicated inspections.
Operated by China Airlines (per NTSB report)
Fuel leaking from a fractured fuel manifold feeder line that ignited on contact with the engine’s hot compressor rear frame, which resulted in an engine undercowl fire. The fuel manifold feeder line failed due to high amplitude fatigue because the fuel manifold resonance frequencies were within the engine operation range. Contributing to the incident was that the engine was overhauled about the same time as the most current fuel manifold configuration that addressed the high amplitude fatigue failure mode was introduced, thus it was not installed on the engine.
Operated by CHINA AIRLINES LTD (per NTSB report)
Operated by CHINA AIRLINES LTD. (per NTSB report)
The captain's selection of a taxiway instead of a runway for takeoff and the flightcrew's inadequate coordination of the departure, which resulted in a departure from a taxiway. A factor in the incident was inadequate airline operator's procedures that did not require the crew to verbilize and verify the runway in use prior to takeoff.
Operated by CHINA AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
Operated by CHINA AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
THE ATTEMPT, BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, TO ATTEMPT TAKEOFF WITH THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROLL ENGAGED, RESULTING FROM INCORRECT PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $180,000 · case closed 2008-02-04
Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2007-06-21
Sanction: $4,000 · case closed 2001-05-03
Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2000-10-16
Sanction: $20,000 · case closed 1999-03-24
Sanction: $12,500 · case closed 1999-03-24
Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 1999-03-24
Maintenance disclosure history
No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4522V | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB160 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB16805 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB18202 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB18211 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB18358 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB18612 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB18701 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB18711 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB18723 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB18725 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB18805 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB198 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NB2173 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NOTREPORTED | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NUNK | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |
Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate
Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.
2 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.
- NB18211 — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB18711 — records 2018 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB18358 — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB18701 — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB18612 — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB18723 — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB18202 — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB16805 — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB18805 — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NUNK — records 1998–1999 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB2173 — records 1998 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NB160 — records 1994 · no longer on the FAA registry