IndiGo A320 at Bangalore on May 11th 2016, hydraulic leak

Last Update: May 11, 2016 / 22:08:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 11, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-637

Destination
Patna, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-INR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An IndiGo Airbus A320-200, registration VT-INR performing flight 6E-637 from Bangalore to Patna (India) with 154 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Bangalore's runway 27 when the crew stopped the climb at 7000 feet reporting a hydraulic leak. The aircraft entered a hold while the crew were working the checklists and subsequently burned off fuel before returning to Bangalore for a safe landing on runway 27 about 50 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VT-IDL reached Patna with a delay of about 3 hours.

The airline confirmed the aircraft suffered a hydraulic leak.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 11, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-637

Destination
Patna, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-INR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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