Lufthansa A333 near Bucharest on Apr 2nd 2015, hydraulic failure

Last Update: April 3, 2015 / 21:15:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 2, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-638

Aircraft Registration
D-AIKQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Lufthansa Airbus A330-300, registration D-AIKQ performing flight LH-638 from Munich (Germany) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), was enroute at FL370 about 100nm northwest of Bucharest (Romania) when the crew decided to return to Munich due to a hydraulic failure. The aircraft landed safely back in Munich about 3 hours after departure (and past curfew).

Passengers reported the crew announced a hydraulic failure. After landing the passengers were taken to hotels near the Airport, the flight was postponed to Apr 3rd.

A replacement Airbus A340-600 registration D-AIHQ reached Dubai with a delay of 18 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 2, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-638

Aircraft Registration
D-AIKQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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