Thai A333 near Hong Kong on Jul 15th 2012, hydraulic failure
Last Update: July 17, 2012 / 16:19:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Thai Airways
Flight number
TG-639
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
HS-TEC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A replacement A330-300 registration HS-TEO reached Bangkok with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Thai Airways
Flight number
TG-639
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
HS-TEC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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