Aeroflot A320 near Moscow on Feb 8th 2016, hydraulic failure

Last Update: February 8, 2016 / 22:11:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-1184

Aircraft Registration
VP-BWF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Aeroflot Airbus A320-200, registration VP-BWF performing flight SU-1184 (scheduled dep Feb 7th) from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Volgograd (Russia), was enroute at FL350 about 170nm south of Moscow when the crew decided to return to Moscow Sheremetyevo reporting a hydraulic failure. The crew advised they needed to be towed off the runway. The aircraft landed safely on Sheremetyevo's runway 24R about 40 minutes after turning around.

A replacement A320-200 registration VQ-BKS departed about 2 hours after landing and reached Volgograd with a delay of 3 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-1184

Aircraft Registration
VP-BWF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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