Air China A332 at London on Sep 7th 2014, hydraulic failure
Last Update: September 8, 2014 / 14:17:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-852
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6092
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The airline reported a hydraulic failure immediately after takeoff forced the crew to return the aircraft to London.
Passengers reported the captain announced the gear could not be retracted requiring them to return to London.
An observer on the ground reported the nose gear had retracted but the main gear struts were still down when the aircraft climbed out of Gatwick.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-852
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6092
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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