Airblue A343 at Islamabad on Mar 30th 2013, hydraulic failure
Last Update: March 30, 2013 / 21:05:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 30, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
ED-221
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Islamabad, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-EDE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 30, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
ED-221
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Islamabad, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-EDE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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