Pobeda B738 at Cologne on Feb 17th 2018, hydraulic failure
Last Update: February 23, 2018 / 22:12:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Pobeda Airlines
Flight number
DP-873
Departure
St. Petersburg, Russia
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BTD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft was unable to perform the return flight due to a ruptured cylinder in the hydraulic system A. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VQ-BWG, assigned to perform the flight from Cologne to Moscow Vnukovo, performed the return flight with a delay of about 2 hours. Another Boeing 737-800 VQ-BAW was dispatched to Cologne and performed the return flight to Moscow.
Maintenance determined a faulty flow valve had caused the rupture of the cylinder. The occurrence aircraft was repaired and positioned to St. Petersburg the following day after about 37 hours on the ground in Cologne.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Pobeda Airlines
Flight number
DP-873
Departure
St. Petersburg, Russia
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BTD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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