BAW A320 at Prague on Jul 16th 2026, hydraulic leak

Last Update: July 17, 2026 / 11:28:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2026

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Registration
G-EUYK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A BAW British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUYK performing positioning flight BA-9279 from Prague (Czech Republic) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was climbing out of Prague's runway 12 when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 declaring PAN PAN and reporting a hydraulic leak. The aircraft entered a hold and returned to Prague for a safe landing on runway 12 about 40 minutes after departure.

The aircraft had arrived in Prague on Jul 13th 2026 as flight BA-858, the return flight BA-859 was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2026

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Registration
G-EUYK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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