Edelweiss A333 near Geneva on Jul 2nd 2016, hydraulic failure

Last Update: July 2, 2016 / 16:30:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 2, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
WK-32

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Havana, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Edelweiss Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHQ performing flight WK-32 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Havana (Cuba), was climbing through FL290 out of Zurich about 30nm west of Geneva (Switzerland) when the crew reported a hydraulic failure affecting flaps and possibly nose wheel steering and decided to return to Zurich. On approach to Zurich the crew requested a long final approach to have time to set their flaps and requested a tow truck available in case they needed to be towed. The aircraft performed an alternate gear extension (gear doors open) and landed safely on Zurich's runway 16 about 55 minutes after the decision to return to Zurich, stopped on the runway, shut the engines down and was towed to the apron.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2.5 hours, then was able to depart again and is currently estimated to reach Havana with a delay of 4 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JHQ
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 2, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
WK-32

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Havana, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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