Air China A332 at Geneva on Jan 28th 2017, hydraulic leak

Last Update: February 10, 2017 / 14:45:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 28, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-861

Aircraft Registration
B-6533

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Air China Airbus A330-200, registration B-6533 performing flight CA-861 from Beijing (China) to Geneva (Switzerland), was descending towards Geneva when the crew received indication of the green hydraulic system haiving failed due to low quantity. The crew performed an alternate gear extension and continued for a safe landing at Geneva.

Switzerland's SUST reported there was a heavy leak at the right hand engine's (Trent 772) pulsation damper. The aircraft needed to be towed off the runway due to the loss of nose wheel steering. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the SUST.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 28, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-861

Aircraft Registration
B-6533

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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