American B752 over Atlantic on Aug 3rd 2012, hydraulic issue

Last Update: August 3, 2012 / 23:35:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 3, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-155

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Boston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N172AJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

An American Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N172AJ performing flight AA-155 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Boston,MA (USA) with 172 people on board, was enroute at FL350 over the Atlantic about one hour into the crossing when the crew reported hydraulic issues and requested to turn around and divert to Dublin (Ireland). Upon checking in with Shannon Area Control the crew requested to descend to burn off fuel and crossed the Irish Coast at FL140 and descended further enroute towards Dublin. On Dublin approach the crew advised they would not be able to vacate the runway, their nose wheel steering was inoperative. The aircraft landed safely on Dublin's runway 10 coming to a stop just penetrating the protected area of runway 16 effectively closing the aerodrome about 110 minutes after turning around. Tower was concerned with possible leakages from the aircraft and instructed emergency services to check the aircraft accordingly.

The aircraft needed to be towed off the runway. In the meantime arriving flights diverted to Belfast Aldergrove,NI (UK) until Belfast could no longer accept diversions, then Shannon (Ireland) and Manchester,EN (UK).
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 3, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-155

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Boston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N172AJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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