Air China A332 at Geneva on Jan 28th 2017, hydraulic leak
Last Update: February 10, 2017 / 14:45:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-861
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Geneva, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
B-6533
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
Switzerland's SUST reported there was a heavy leak at the right hand engine's (Trent 772) pulsation damper. The aircraft needed to be towed off the runway due to the loss of nose wheel steering. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the SUST.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-861
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Geneva, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
B-6533
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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