LGW DH8D at Nuremberg and Munich on Jun 8th 2019, hydraulic failure

Last Update: June 8, 2019 / 16:16:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 8, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter

Flight number
EW-9068

Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany

Destination
Nuremberg, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ABQG

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Eurowings, registration D-ABQG performing flight EW-9068 from Dusseldorf to Nuremberg (Germany), was enroute at FL190 about 80nm northwest of Nuremberg when the crew decided to divert to Munich (Germany) due to the failure of the #1 hydraulic system. The crew advised they were down to emergency brakes only. Munich tower informed emergency services the aircraft would land long and it wasn't assured they would be able to stop on the runway, they were on emergency brakes. The aircraft landed safely on Munich's runway 26R, vacated the runway onto a taxiway and stopped past the hold short line to be inspected by emergency services. The aircraft was shut down and towed to the apron.

D-ABQG being inspected by fire trucks (Photo: M&M Aviation):
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 8, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter

Flight number
EW-9068

Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany

Destination
Nuremberg, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ABQG

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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