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Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered B-305J operated by Air China on 10/09/2023 near Singapore

Smoke in cabin, engine malfunction with fire.

Responsible entity

Singapore - AAIB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Singaporian authorities:

During descent smoke warnings from the forward electronic bay, forward cargo and lavatory were shown in the cockpit. During evacuation a tail pipe fire was observed. There were no fire indications in the cockpit.