Canada A320 near Toronto on Aug 28th 2018, hydraulic leak
Last Update: September 19, 2018 / 20:44:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-415
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FPWD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Canadian TSB reported the crew received a "YELLOW HYDRAULIC LO PRESS" ECAM message, worked the related checklists, declared emergency and continued to Toronto for a landing without further incident. The aircraft was towed off the runway. Maitenance found a faulty O-ring at the Power Transfer Unit (PTU) check valve which allowed the depletion of fluid. The O-ring was replaced.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-415
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FPWD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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