Lufthansa A359 at Montreal on May 15th 2023, hydraulic failure

Last Update: May 19, 2023 / 14:28:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-474

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
D-AIVB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

A Lufthansa Airbus A350-900, registration D-AIVB performing flight LH-474 from Munich (Germany) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 308 people on board, was descending towards Montreal when the crew reported a hydraulic failure. The crew subsequently used the alternate gear extension to lower the gear and continued for a safe landing on runway 24L about 20 minutes later. The aircraft was towed to the apron.

The return flight LH-475 was cancelled. The aircraft remained on the ground in Montreal for about 48 hours, then positioned back to Munich and remained on the ground in Munich for another 42 hours before returning to service.

On May 19th 2023 the Canadian TSB reported the crew received a high temperature indication for the yellow hydraulic system followed by the automatic shutdown of the related pumps. The crew declared emergency, performed a gravity extension of the landing gear. The aircraft landed without further incident and was able to vacate the runway.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-474

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
D-AIVB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

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