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China Eastern A350 Brake Failure Causes Airbridge Collision at Shanghai
Occurred 2 May 2026·Detected 22 May 2026·
🇨🇳 Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China1 reportEnded 29 May 2026
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A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A350-900 (registration B-324W) experienced total brake failure while taxiing at Shanghai after arriving from Chengdu on 2 May 2026. The crew repeatedly applied maximum reverse thrust in response, but the aircraft struck a passenger airbridge multiple times with its left wing and left engine. No occupants were injured, though video footage suggests leading-edge and engine cowl damage. French investigation authority BEA, citing Chinese counterparts, has released preliminary findings linking the brake failure to a cascade of hydraulic and braking system fault messages.
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Impact verdict
Medium impact. The incident involves a wide-body Airbus A350-900 with potential leading-edge and engine cowl damage, which could represent a significant hull repair cost and ground time for the aircraft; however, no injuries occurred and the event is contained to a single aircraft and one airport infrastructure asset.
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China Eastern A350-900 registration B-324W was involved in the incident▾
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The aircraft arrived from Chengdu on 2 May 2026▾
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Total brake failure occurred during taxi to the parking stand at Shanghai▾
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Crew applied maximum reverse thrust per memory items for brake loss▾
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The left wing and left-hand engine struck the airbridge multiple times▾
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No occupants were injured▾
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BEA (French investigation authority) has cited Chinese counterparts in its preliminary report▾
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An inertial reference system fault was received after take-off, followed by multiple brake and hydraulic system fault messages▾
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Video footage circulating on social media suggests leading-edge and engine cowl damage▾
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Fault messages related to autobrake and accumulator of green and yellow hydraulic circuits were received▾
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Braking faults on all wheels were indicated as the aircraft vacated the runway▾
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The full extent of damage to the aircraft has not been officially confirmed▾
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The root cause of the brake system failure and its relationship to the inertial reference system fault remains under investigation▾
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Whether the aircraft will require major structural or engine repairs is unknown▾
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Affected countries
🇨🇳 China
Timeline
Status Change2 Jun 2026, 13:05
Lifecycle changed
monitoring → closed
Closure2 Jun 2026, 13:05
Event Closed
auto_closed_monitoring_timeout
Status Change29 May 2026, 05:30
Status changed to monitoring
Auto-transitioned: no updates for 6 hours
active → monitoring
Status Change28 May 2026, 22:36
Status changed to active
remediation: existing authoritative signal
signal → active
Initial Detection22 May 2026, 10:38
Initial Detection
A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A350-900 (registration B-324W) experienced total brake failure while taxiing at Shanghai after arriving from Chengdu on 2 May 2026. The crew repeatedly applied maximum reverse thrust in response, but the aircraft struck a passenger airbridge multiple times with its left wing and left engine. No occupants were injured, though video footage suggests leading-edge and engine cowl damage. French investigation authority BEA, citing Chinese counterparts, has released preliminary findings linking the brake failure to a cascade of hydraulic and braking system fault messages.
"Total brake failure occurred while taxiing to the stand," says BEA. The crew "applied maximum reverse thrust", in accordance with memory items for brake loss... the left wing and left-hand engine struck the airbridge "multiple times". None of the occupants was injured.
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