Delta A333 over Scotland on Aug 15th 2023, hydraulic failure

Last Update: August 15, 2023 / 18:48:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 15, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-179

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Portland, United States

Aircraft Registration
N815NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N815NW performing flight DL-179 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Portland,OR (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 200nm northnorthwest of Edinburgh,SC (UK) when the crew decided to turn around and return to Amsterdam. The aircraft descended to FL330 for the return. Descending towards Amsterdam over the North Sea approach assigned runway 18R, the crew declared emergency at that point and requested runway 27 advising they had a hydraulics failure and needed the ILS approach for an autoland. The aircraft landed on runway 27 about 90 minutes after turning around.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 7 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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A333
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 15, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-179

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Portland, United States

Aircraft Registration
N815NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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