TAP A21N near Lisbon on Sep 11th 2021, hydraulic problem
Last Update: September 12, 2021 / 10:26:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 11, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
TAP Air Portugal
Flight number
TP-231
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
CS-TXA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
A replacement A321-200N registration CS-TXE reached Washington with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Lisbon about 20 hours after landing back.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Lisbon due to technical reasons after takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 11, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
TAP Air Portugal
Flight number
TP-231
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
CS-TXA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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