Jet2 B738 over North Sea on Sep 12th 2018, hydraulic failure

Last Update: September 12, 2018 / 21:39:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jet2.com

Flight number
LS-405

Destination
Paphos, Cyprus

Aircraft Registration
G-JZHG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-JZHG performing flight LS-405 from Leeds,EN (UK) to Paphos (Cyprus), was enroute at FL330 over the North Sea about 170nm east of Manchester,EN (UK) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Manchester due to a hydraulic failure. The aircraft was on final approach to Manchester's runway 23L when the crew went around at about 2000 feet, climbed back to FL070 and entered a hold for about 5 minutes, then positioned for another approach to runway 23L. The aircraft landed safely on runway 23L at a higher than normal speed (about 171 knots over ground) about 90 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration G-DRTF departed Manchester about 2 hours after landing of G-JZHG and reached Paphos with a delay of about 3:15 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 11.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jet2.com

Flight number
LS-405

Destination
Paphos, Cyprus

Aircraft Registration
G-JZHG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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