Edelweiss A333 at Male on Nov 8th 2015, hydraulic leak
Last Update: November 8, 2015 / 22:42:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
WK-66
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Male, Maldives
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The return flight WK-67 was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Male 20 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
WK-66
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Male, Maldives
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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