Canada Rouge B763 over Atlantic on Jun 30th 2018 hydraulic leak

Last Update: July 18, 2018 / 19:36:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RV-1918

Destination
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
C-GSCA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Air Canada Rougle Boeing 767-300, registration C-GSCA performing flight RV-1918 (dep Jun 29th) from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Venice (Italy) with 290 people on board, was enroute at FL360 over the Atlantic Ocean near N52 W30 when the crew noticed the hydraulic quantity in the center system had dropped to 46% and further reduced to 20% during the following hour. The crew consulted with Mainteance Control Center (MCC) and shut the system down to protect the system and preserve the hydraulic quantity on recommendation by the MCC. The aircraft continued to Venice for a safe landing on runway 04R about 3.5 hours later.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance identified the leak occurred at a flex hose located at the left hand main landing gear side brace. The part was replaced.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RV-1918

Destination
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
C-GSCA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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