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Date: | Sunday 15 December 2019 |
Time: | c. 08:54 LT |
Type: | Airbus A330-202 |
Owner/operator: | Qantas |
Registration: | VH-EBC |
MSN: | 506 |
Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A4 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 232 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 69 km south east Bathurst, NSW -
Australia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
Destination airport: | Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) |
Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Qantas flight QF575, an Airbus A330-202, returned to Sydney Airport, Australia due to a hydraulic issue.
The aircraft departed Sydney on a scheduled passenger service to Perth. About 30 minutes into the flight, the flight crew identified an issue with the aircraft’s green hydraulic system, and the captain decided to return to Sydney. Following an uneventful landing, the aircraft entered the taxiway. Due to the hydraulic system issue, nose wheel steering was unavailable, and the aircraft was towed to the gate.
Soon after the aircraft’s auxiliary power unit (APU) was selected on, mist was observed in the cabin and flight deck. The captain initiated an evacuation, which occurred through the aerobridge and three escape slides. As a result of the use of the escape slides, one passenger received a serious injury, with two other passengers reporting minor injuries. Subsequent examination of the aircraft identified that hydraulic fluid had leaked from the green hydraulic system.
After landing a precautionary evacuation was carried out at the gate using the normal exit as well as three escape slides.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Report number: | AO-2019-073 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2019/aair/ao-2019-073/ https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/qf575#23301b61 Media:
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18-Dec-2019 09:39 |
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