China Eastern A320 near Hangzhou on Sep 5th 2012, hydraulic failure

Last Update: September 7, 2012 / 19:56:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 5, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-5217

Destination
Guangzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-2229

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration B-2229 performing flight MU-5217 from Hangzhou to Guangzhou (China), was climbing out of Hangzhou when the aircraft suffered the failure of a hydraulic system. The crew decided to return to Hangzhou for a safe landing, the aircraft had to be towed off the runway however.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 5, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-5217

Destination
Guangzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-2229

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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