Cathay Pacific A359 near Manchester on Jul 20th 2018, hydraulic leak

Last Update: July 22, 2018 / 21:19:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CX-219

Aircraft Registration
B-LRB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900, registration B-LRB performing flight CX-219 from Hong Kong (China) to Manchester,EN (UK), was descending towards Manchester when the crew reported a hydraulic leak. The crew performed a manual gear extension and continued for a safe landing on Manchester's runway 23L.

A ground observer reported the gear doors were still down and the flaps still fully extended a day later, the access doors to both engines were open while maintenance was working on the aircraft.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Manchester 64 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CX-219

Aircraft Registration
B-LRB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

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