SAA A343 at Johannesburg on Jul 26th 2015, hydraulic failure

Last Update: July 27, 2015 / 11:02:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SA-343

Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A SAA South African Airways Airbus A340-300, registration ZS-SXD performing flight SA-343 from Johannesburg to Cape Town (South Africa), was climbing out of Johannesburg's runway 21R when the crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet due to a hydraulic failure and returned to Johannesburg for a safe landing on runway 21L about 25 minutes after departure. The aircraft was towed off the runway.

The flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SA-343

Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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