Virgin Atlantic A333 over Atlantic on Apr 27th 2016, hydraulic failure
Last Update: April 27, 2016 / 22:56:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-107
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VLUV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-107
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VLUV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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