Fedex B752 at Budapest on May 2nd 2019, hydraulic failure

Last Update: May 2, 2019 / 22:18:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-5212

Departure
Vienna, Austria

Destination
Budapest, Hungary

Aircraft Registration
N915FD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A Fedex Boeing 757-200, registration N915FD performing flight FX-5212 from Vienna (Austria) to Budapest (Hungary) with 2 crew, was on final approach to runway 31L about to contact tower, when the crew received indication of the left hand hydraulic system having failed. The crew contacted tower, declared emergency advising they had lost their left hand hydraulic system pressure and also lost nose wheel steering, but they would continue the approach. The aircraft landed safely on runway 31L about 2 minutes later and was unable to vacate the runway. The next arrival needed to go around.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Budapest about 16 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N915FD
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B752
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-5212

Departure
Vienna, Austria

Destination
Budapest, Hungary

Aircraft Registration
N915FD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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