Jetblue E190 near Raleigh/Durham on Jul 26th 2018, hydraulic leak

Last Update: July 27, 2018 / 20:47:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-218

Aircraft Registration
N206JB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

A Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190, registration N206JB performing flight B6-218 from Charlotte,NC to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 98 people on board, was climbing out of Charlotte when the crew stopped the climb at FL270 reporting a leak on their #1 hydraulic system and decided to divert to Raleigh/Durham,NC (USA). On approach to Raleigh the crew advised, they were losing hydraulic fluid from the #1 system, the system however still had pressure. Should they lose pressure they would lose part of their braking capabilities. The aircraft landed safely on runway 23R about 20 minutes after stopping the climb at FL270.

A replacement ERJ-190 registration N294JB position from Boston,MA to Raleigh and reached JFK with a delay of 12:20 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-218

Aircraft Registration
N206JB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

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