Swiss A343 at Zurich on Mar 27th 2023, hydraulic failure
Last Update: March 27, 2023 / 14:39:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-8
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
According to information The Aviation Herald received the aircraft suffered a leak on the green hydraulic system resulting in dropping green hydraulic fluid quantity indications followed by a low hydraulic fluid level warning and a low pressure indication for the green hydraulic system. Apart from the loss of nose wheel steering thrust reversers #1 and #4 (outboard left and outboard right) suffered a fault on landing, too.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-8
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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