Easyjet A320 at Paris on Dec 16th 2012, unusual sound during gear extension
Last Update: December 16, 2012 / 19:29:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 16, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-4292
Departure
Venice, Italy
Destination
Paris Orly, France
Aircraft Registration
G-EZUX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Following the cabin crew's observations flight crew performed additional tests of flight controls and flaps extension, while passengers for flight U2-4025 to Toulouse (France) were already boarding.
A passenger booked onto flight 4025 reported, that the captain subsequently announced a hydraulic leak was detected after the flight attendants had noticed unusual sounds during the gear extension inbound to Paris. About 40 minutes later it was decided a replacement aircraft would take the passengers to Toulouse.
A replacement A320-200 registration G-EZWF reached Toulouse with a delay of 6 hours.
The incident aircraft was able to resume service at about the same time when G-EZWF departed Orly.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 16, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-4292
Departure
Venice, Italy
Destination
Paris Orly, France
Aircraft Registration
G-EZUX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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