Canada A333 over Atlantic on Aug 22nd 2023, hydraulic failure

Last Update: September 1, 2023 / 18:34:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-823

Departure
Barcelona, Spain

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFAF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GFAF performing flight AC-823 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Montreal,QC (Canada), was enroute at FL380 about 680nm west of Lisbon (Portugal) when the crew received a "BLUE HYD RSVR OVERHEAT" message. The crew completed the related checklist but then received the message "HYD B SYS LOW PR" message. The crew consulted with dispatch and maintenance and decided to return to Barcelona, the crew declared PAN PAN and landed on Barcelona's runway 24R about 2:20 hours later.

Canada's TSB reported maintenance replaced the blue hydraulic engine driven pump and the blue EDP case drain filter element.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Canada
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-823

Departure
Barcelona, Spain

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFAF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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