Canada A333 over Atlantic on Jun 22nd 2018, hydraulic failure
Last Update: June 24, 2018 / 20:49:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-885
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GFAH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A passenger reported the captain announced about 2.5 hours into the flight they were diverting to London due to a hydraulic failure, subsequently announced that they were refused by ATC and were now returning to Paris.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-885
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GFAH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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