Jetstar A321 at Melbourne on Apr 11th 2018, hydraulic leak
Last Update: April 11, 2018 / 17:35:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-731
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Launceston, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VWY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement A321-200 registration VH-VWN reached Launceston with a delay of 2:15 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Melbourne about 20 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-731
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Launceston, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VWY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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