Indigo A320 near Chennai on Sep 22nd 2018, hydraulic failure
Last Update: September 24, 2018 / 22:32:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-3326
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Chennai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-INS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported one of three hydraulic systems suffered a fault, as result nose wheel steering was unavailable.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 12.5 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-3326
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Chennai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-INS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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