Avion Malta A320 at Berlin on May 5th 2023, hydraulic leak

Last Update: May 8, 2023 / 07:18:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 5, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avion Express Malta

Flight number
EW-8592

Departure
Berlin, Germany

Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain

Aircraft Registration
9H-SWF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Avion Express Malta Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Eurowings, registration 9H-SWF performing flight EW-8592 from Berlin (Germany) to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Berlin's runway 07R, when the crew stopped the climb at about FL210 due to the green hydraulic system indication zero quantity and low pressure and decided to return to Berlin. The aircraft entered a hold to burn off fuel, the crew lowered the gear via the alternate extension and landed safely back with open gear doors on Berlin's runway 07R about 55 minutes after departure.

A replacement Eurowings Airbus A320-200 registration D-ABZE reached Palma Mallorca with a delay of about 6.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Berlin 68 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 5, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avion Express Malta

Flight number
EW-8592

Departure
Berlin, Germany

Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain

Aircraft Registration
9H-SWF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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