CSA AT72 at Prague on Feb 8th 2013, hydraulic problem

Last Update: April 24, 2013 / 12:59:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
CSA Czech Airlines

Flight number
OK-526

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
F-GRPK

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A CSA Czech Airlines Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500, registration F-GRPK performing flight OK-526 from Prague (Czech Republic) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was climbing out of Prague's runway 24 when the crew received a low pressure indication for the blue hydraulic system, declared Mayday, stopped the climb at FL100 and entered a hold to work the relevant checklists. After working the checklists and commencing the approach back to Prague the crew cancelled the emergency and landed safely on runway 24, with emergency services on stand by, about 35 minutes after departure.

Czech's Accident Investigation Institute UZPLN reported the electric pump of the blue hydraulic system was identified defective and was replaced.

The same aircraft had another in flight return due to a hydraulic leak earlier the same day about 10 hours earlier, see Incident: CSA AT72 at Prague on Feb 8th 2013, hydraulic leak.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
CSA Czech Airlines

Flight number
OK-526

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
F-GRPK

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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