Argentinas A332 over Atlantic on May 6th 2020, hydraulic leak

Last Update: May 6, 2020 / 21:50:08 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AR-1130

Aircraft Registration
LV-GIF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A330-200, registration LV-GIF performing flight AR-1130 (dep May 5th) from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 70 people on board, was enroute at FL390 over the Atlantic Ocean about 470nm northeast of Fortaleza,CE (Brazil) when the crew decided to turn around and return to Buenos Aires due to a leak in the green hydraulic system. The aircraft landed safely back on Ezeiza's runway 29 about 11:10 hours after departure.

The aircraft was to take residents of the United Kingdom to London and get 240 residents of Argentina back to Argentina (repatriation).

The aircraft is still on the ground in Buenos Aires about 7 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AR-1130

Aircraft Registration
LV-GIF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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