American A321 at Charlotte on Jul 20th 2018, hydraulic leak

Last Update: July 24, 2018 / 22:13:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-600

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Seattle, United States

Aircraft Registration
N585UW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N585UW performing flight AA-600 from Charlotte,NC to Seattle,WA (USA) with 186 people on board, was climbing out of Charlotte when the crew stopped the climb at FL200 due to a hydraulic leak and decided to return to Charlotte. Upon contacting approach again the crew advised they wanted a long final (15-20nm) but didn't want to burn fuel, they already had the gear down. The aircraft landed safely on Charlotte's runway 36C about one hour after departure. The crew requested emergency services to check the aircraft, they didn't know where the leak was. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron.

A passenger reported the captain announced their primary hydraulic system had failed and they were returning to Charlotte. The landing gear was lowered very early into the descent, the aircraft made a long landing on runway 36C with what appeared to be the entire fleet of emergency vehicles available at the airport chasing the aircraft. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-600

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Seattle, United States

Aircraft Registration
N585UW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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