Avianca A320 near San Andres on Jan 20th 2022, hydraulic leak

Last Update: January 21, 2022 / 18:04:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 20, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-257

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
N992AV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Avianca Airbus A320-200, registration N992AV performing flight AV-257 from Cancun (Mexico) to Bogota (Colombia) with 108 passengers, was enroute at FL370 about 20nm north of San Andres Island (Colombia) when the crew decided to divert to San Andres reporting a hydraulic problem disabling their nose wheel steering. The aircraft landed safely on San Andres' runway 06 about 30 minutes later (gear doors were closed), stopped on the runway and needed to be towed to the apron.

Colombia's Aeronautica Civil reported the aircraft diverted to San Andres due to a hydraulic problem.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted as a precaution due to an alert by one of the aircraft systems, emergency was never declared. The passengers were taken to Bogota by another aircraft about two hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N992AV
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-214
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 20, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-257

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
N992AV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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