Lufthansa A333 near Bucharest on Apr 2nd 2015, hydraulic failure
Last Update: April 3, 2015 / 21:15:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 2, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-638
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-638
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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