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Serious Incident to the Airbus A330 registered A6-AFE and operated by Etihad on 09/10/2016 near Geneva [Investigation led by STSB / Switzerland]

Défaillance du circuit hydraulique vert en croisière

Responsible entity

Switzerland - AAIB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Swiss authorities :

During flight, loss of green hydraulic system due to heavy leak of engine nbr 2 pressure line. Emergency landing gear extension was required and aircraft landed succesfully at destination. Aircraft towed out of runway due to loss of nose whell steering system retated to the emergency landing gear extension.