Air India A319 near Nawabshah on Jul 9th 2012, hydraulic failure
Last Update: July 10, 2012 / 11:30:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 9, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-940
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SCG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement A320-200, that took engineers and spare parts from Delhi to Nawabshah, is estimated to reach Delhi with a delay of 11 hours.
Following repairs the incident aircraft already departed Nawabshah too, about 2 hours after engineers arrived on scene.
Passengers reported the crew announced one hydraulic system had failed, and the other two systems were heated up forcing them divert to Pakistan.
The airline reported that there was nothing wrong with any of the hydraulic systems, the indication was identified false.
India's and Pakistan's media falsely report the failure of all three hydraulic systems.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 9, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-940
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SCG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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