Etihad A333 at Geneva on Oct 9th 2016, hydraulic failure
Last Update: October 19, 2016 / 14:32:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-51
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Geneva, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
A6-AFE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 56 hours, then departed for the return flight EY-52.
On Oct 19th 2016 Switzerland's SUST reported that the green hydraulic system suffered a large leak in the pressure lines of the right hand engine (Trent 772). The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the SUST.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-51
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Geneva, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
A6-AFE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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