EAT A333 near Brussels on Apr 12th 2022, hydraulic problems

Last Update: April 12, 2022 / 19:40:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 12, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic problems

Airline
EAT Leipzig

Flight number
QY-372

Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy

Destination
Cincinnati, United States

Aircraft Registration
D-ACVG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An EAT Leipzig Airbus A330-300 freighter, registration D-ACVG performing flight QY-372 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to Cincinnati,KY (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 100nm south of Brussels (Belgium) when the crew reported hydraulic problems and decided to divert to Brussels for a safe landing on runway 25R about 30 minutes later. The aircraft stopped on the runway, the crew shut the left hand engine (Trent 772) down and requested emergency services to check the left hand side of the aircraft for possible leaks. Emergency services reported they could not see any leaks.

Belgium's Flightlevel reported the aircraft was towed to the apron.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 12, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic problems

Airline
EAT Leipzig

Flight number
QY-372

Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy

Destination
Cincinnati, United States

Aircraft Registration
D-ACVG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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