Air Canada Rouge A319 near Toronto on Mar 15th 2014, hydraulic leak

Last Update: March 24, 2014 / 22:21:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 15, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada Rouge

Flight number
RV-1791

Departure
Liberia, Costa Rica

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GJVY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319-100, registration C-GJVY performing flight RV-1791 from Liberia (Costa Rica) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 148 people on board, was just about to reach the top of descent towards Toronto when the crew received a low hydraulic fluid indication for the green hydraulic system and worked the relevant checklists confirming the green system had lost all hydraulic fluid. The crew declared an emergency, subsequently performed a manual gear extension and landed the aircraft safely on Toronto's runway 33R. The aircraft stopped on the runway, emergency services detected a hydraulic leak near the nose gear. The aircraft was towed to the apron.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced an O-ring and fitting at the green hydraulic accumulator.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 15, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada Rouge

Flight number
RV-1791

Departure
Liberia, Costa Rica

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GJVY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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