ITA A320 at Rio de Janeiro on Dec 10th 2021, hydraulic failure

Last Update: December 16, 2021 / 19:53:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
8I-5610

Destination
Brasilia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PS-TCS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An ITA Transportes Aereos Airbus A320-200, registration PS-TCS performing flight 8I-5610 from Rio de Janeiro Galeao,RJ to Brasilia,DF (Brazil) with 116 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Rio de Janeiro when the crew stopped the climb at FL180 due to a hydraulic fault and decided to return to Rio for a safe landing on Galeao's runway 15 about 25 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Rio for about 48 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
8I-5610

Destination
Brasilia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PS-TCS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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