Kuwait A306 near London on Feb 11th 2014, hydraulic failure
Last Update: February 19, 2014 / 16:04:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 11, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Kuwait Airways
Flight number
KU-104
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Kuwait, Kuwait
Aircraft Registration
9K-AMA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
The aircraft was able to depart again 5 hours after landing and reached Kuwait with a delay of 5:45 hours.
On Feb 19th 2014 the airline told The Aviation Herald: "The Event occurred due to Cabin smoke smell/fumes due to which diversion was considered. On the ground, inspection was carried out on all the related systems including engine, air conditioning, hydraulics etc and all found satisfactory. Few feathers were found on Engine 1 and BirdStrike Inspection was also carried out. Note that the same aircraft departed and landed without incident few hours later. Still we cannot confirm the exact source of Smoke/Smell and Investigation is still under progress."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 11, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Kuwait Airways
Flight number
KU-104
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Kuwait, Kuwait
Aircraft Registration
9K-AMA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
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