Edelweiss A333 near Geneva on Jul 2nd 2016, hydraulic failure
Last Update: July 2, 2016 / 16:30:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 2, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
WK-32
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Havana, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2.5 hours, then was able to depart again and is currently estimated to reach Havana with a delay of 4 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 2, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
WK-32
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Havana, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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