Qantas A333 at Shanghai on Sep 15th 2016, hydraulic failure

Last Update: September 15, 2016 / 20:23:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-130

Aircraft Registration
VH-QPI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Qantas Airbus A330-300, registration VH-QPI performing flight QF-130 from Shanghai Pudong (China) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was climbing out of Pudong Airport's runway 16R when the crew stopped the climb at 1800 meters (about 5900 feet) due to a hydraulic failure. The aircraft burned off fuel and returned to Pudong Airport for a safe landing on runway 16L about 95 minutes after departure.

The flight is currently estimated to depart Shanghai with a delay of 22.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-130

Aircraft Registration
VH-QPI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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