Belgium A343 enroute on Jun 12th 2018, hydraulic leak
Last Update: June 21, 2018 / 14:51:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Belgium
Flight number
AF-926
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Libreville, Gabon
Aircraft Registration
OO-ABB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
Gabon's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) opened an investigation into the occurrence.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Libreville for about 19 hours, then departed for the return flight.
On Jun 21st 2018 Gabon's Bureau des Incidents et Accidents d Aviation (BEIAA) reported a significant hydraulic leak occurred enroute. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the BEIAA.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Belgium
Flight number
AF-926
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Libreville, Gabon
Aircraft Registration
OO-ABB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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