Avianca A320 at Bogota on Oct 4th 2012, hydraulic failure

Last Update: October 5, 2012 / 13:14:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 4, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-8421

Destination
Cali, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
HK-4549

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Avianca Airbus A320-200, registration HK-4549 performing flight AV-8421 from Bogota to Cali (Colombia) with 145 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Bogota when the crew reported a hydraulic failure and returned to Bogota's El Dorado Airport for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 4, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-8421

Destination
Cali, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
HK-4549

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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