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Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered SX-ORG occured on 07/18/2017 at Burgas [investigation led by AAIU - Bulgaria]

Perte du circuit hydraulique vert puis perte de contrôle lors du roulement après l'atterrissage, sortie latérale de piste par la droite

Responsible entity

Bulgaria - AAIU

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Bulgaria:

At 05:48 UTC on 18 July 2017, Airbus A320-232 with registration SX-ORG, Smart Wings operator, performing flight QS-1482 from Brno (Czech Republic) to Burgas (Bulgaria) with 178 PAX and 6 crew on board and executed VOR approach for runway 04. After landing, during the roll out, the aircraft lost the green hydraulic system, which led to loss of control the nose wheel steering. As a result, the aircraft excursed the runway and came to a stop with all gear on soft ground about 30 meters from the right side of the runway. The disembarkation was made via mobile stairs.