Nepal A320 near Dubai on Feb 5th 2022, hydraulic leak
Last Update: February 7, 2022 / 11:10:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Nepal Airlines
Flight number
RA-230
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft remained on the ground in Dubai for about 4 hours, then was released to perform the flight under minimum equipment list requirements with a green hydraulic system accumulator disabled due to an internal accumulator leaking. The aircraft reached Kathmandu with a delay of about 5 hours and remained on the ground in Kathmandu for about 8 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Nepal Airlines
Flight number
RA-230
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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