Helvetic F100 near Brindisi on Aug 2nd 2012, hydraulic failure

Last Update: August 3, 2012 / 18:04:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 2, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Helvetic

Flight number
2L-377

Departure
Brindisi, Italy

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-JVC

Aircraft Type
Fokker 100

ICAO Type Designator
F100

A Helvetic Fokker 100, registration HB-JVC performing flight 2L-377 from Brindisi (Italy) to Zurich (Switzerland) with 99 passengers, was climbing out of Brindisi a few minutes into the flight when the crew reported a hydraulic failure, levelled off and entered a holding to burn off fuel. The aircraft diverted to Bari (Italy) for a safe landing about 70 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were taken to hotels over night and reached Zurich on flight 2L-379 the following day with a delay of 12.5 hours.

The aircraft was able to position back to Zurich as flight 2L-9577 the following day arriving in Zurich about 20 hours after scheduled arrival.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JVC
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
F100
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 2, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Helvetic

Flight number
2L-377

Departure
Brindisi, Italy

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-JVC

Aircraft Type
Fokker 100

ICAO Type Designator
F100

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