India A320 at Mumbai on May 21st 2018, hydraulic failure
Last Update: May 21, 2018 / 21:20:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-662
Departure
Goa, India
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ESL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The runway was closed for about one hour as result.
The airline reported the aircraft performed an emergency landing due to a hydraulic failure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-662
Departure
Goa, India
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ESL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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