Air China A333 near Irkutsk on May 30th 2013, hydraulic failure

Last Update: May 31, 2013 / 16:02:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-911

Aircraft Registration
B-5916

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Air China Airbus A330-300, registration B-5916 performing flight CA-911 from Beijing (China) to Stockholm (Sweden), was enroute at FL340 about 100nm southwest of Irkutsk (Russia) when the crew reported a hydraulic failure and returned to Beijing, where the aircraft landed safely about 4.5 hours after departure.

The flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-911

Aircraft Registration
B-5916

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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