Brussels A333 near Algiers on Dec 20th 2022, hydraulic leak

Last Update: December 22, 2022 / 10:29:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 20, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-359

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Luanda, Angola

Aircraft Registration
OO-SFC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration OO-SFC performing flight SN-359 from Brussels (Belgium) to Luanda (Angola) with 259 passengers and 11 crew, was enroute at FL350 about 300nm southeast of Algiers (Algeria) when the crew decided to turn around, climb to FL360 and return to Brussels due to a low pressure indication for the blue hydraulic pumps, the blue hydraulic system as well as a low level indication for the blue hydraulic reservoir. The aircraft was on approach to Brussels when in addition ADIRU3 failed. The aircraft landed safely on Brussels' runway 25L about 2:15 hours after the decision to turn around.

The rotation to Luanda, Kinshasa (DR Congo) and back to Brussels was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Brussels about 42 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 20, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-359

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Luanda, Angola

Aircraft Registration
OO-SFC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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