Created Tuesday, Aug 15th 2023 18:48Z, last updated Tuesday, Aug 15th 2023 18:48Z
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N815NW performing flight
DL-179 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Portland,OR (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 200nm northnorthwest of Edinburgh,SC (UK) when the crew decided to turn around and return to Amsterdam. The aircraft descended to FL330 for the return. Descending towards Amsterdam over the North Sea approach assigned runway 18R, the crew declared emergency at that point and requested runway 27 advising they had a hydraulics failure and needed the ILS approach for an autoland. The aircraft landed on runway 27 about 90 minutes after turning around.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 7 hours after landing back.
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