India Express B738 at Mumbai on Jan 6th 2019, hydraulic failure

Last Update: January 6, 2019 / 18:38:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Air India Express

Flight number
IX-247

Departure
Mumbai, India

Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
VT-AXX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AXX performing flight IX-247 from Mumbai (India) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 177 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Mumbai's runway 32 when the crew stopped the climb at FL270 due to a hydraulic failure and decided to return to Mumbai for a safe landing on runway 27 about 55 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours for repairs, then departed again and reached Dubai with a delay of 6.5 hours.

The airline reported a technical glitch prompted the crew to return to Mumbai, the snag was repaired, the aircraft was declared airworthy and resumed the flight.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Air India Express

Flight number
IX-247

Departure
Mumbai, India

Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
VT-AXX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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