ANA B763 near Tokyo on Aug 21st 2018, hydraulic failure

Last Update: August 22, 2018 / 20:11:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
ANA All Nippon Airways

Flight number
NH-937

Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Destination
Wuhan, China

Aircraft Registration
JA618A

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300, registration JA618A performing flight NH-937 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Wuhan (China) with 214 people on board, was climbing out of Tokyo when the crew received indication the right hand hydraulic system lost pressure. The crew stopped the climb at FL200 and returned to Tokyo Narita for a safe landing about 50 minutes after departure. Emergency Services found hydraulic fluid leaking from the right hand side of the aircraft near the engine (CF6) driven hydraulic pump.

A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration JA616A reached Wuhan with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
ANA All Nippon Airways

Flight number
NH-937

Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Destination
Wuhan, China

Aircraft Registration
JA618A

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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