Etihad A332 at Male on Dec 6th 2014, hydraulic failure
Last Update: December 6, 2014 / 18:01:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 6, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-278
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Male, Maldives
Aircraft Registration
A6-EYT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The passengers disembarked onto the runway end safety area and were bussed to the terminal. The runway was closed for about 2 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 6, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-278
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Male, Maldives
Aircraft Registration
A6-EYT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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