Cathay Pacific B773 at Hong Kong on Apr 1st 2024, suspected hydraulic problem, air conditioning problem

Last Update: April 4, 2024 / 11:16:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 1, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CX-504

Aircraft Registration
B-HNG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300, registration B-HNG performing flight CX-504 from Hong Kong (China) to Tokyo Narita (Japan) with 432 passengers and 15 crew, was climbing through FL230 out of Hong Kong when the crew decided to return to Hong Kong after reporting they suspected a hydraulic problem. The aircraft landed safely back on Hong Kong's runway 25R about one hour after departure.

A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration B-HNV reached Tokyo with a delay of about 4:45 hours.

A subsequent examination revealed the occurrence aircraft had suffered a problem with an air conditioning system.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Hong Kong due to a system anomaly after takeoff.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Hong Kong about 80 hours (3 days 8 hours) after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 1, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CX-504

Aircraft Registration
B-HNG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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