Blue B738 at Bucharest on Apr 22nd 2018, hydraulic failure
Last Update: April 22, 2018 / 19:49:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Blue Air
Flight number
0B-169
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
YR-BMH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Passengers reported the crew announced some suspicious smoke was coming from the left hand engine (CFM56), they were returning to Bucharest (this passenger report triggered Israeli media reports of an engine fire).
According to boardingpass.ro the aircraft was observed leaking hydraulic fluid from the left hand engine while taxiing in and stopping at the stand.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration YR-BMN reached Tel Aviv with a delay of 4:45 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Blue Air
Flight number
0B-169
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
YR-BMH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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