TUIFly B738 near Genoa on Aug 7th 2018, hydraulic failure
Last Update: August 8, 2018 / 20:37:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
TUIFly
Flight number
X3-2132
Departure
Basel/Mulhouse, France
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AHFT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration D-ATUK reached Palma Mallorca with a delay of 3:50 hours.
The airline reported the #2 hydraulic system failed. The aircraft could have safely continued to Palma Mallorca, however, would then have been unable to depart Palma. In order to enable a rapid repair in Germany the crew decided to divert to Stuttgart.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Stuttgart about 24 hours after landing in Stuttgart.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
TUIFly
Flight number
X3-2132
Departure
Basel/Mulhouse, France
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AHFT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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