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AI951 - Incident: India A20N near Mumbai on Dec 17th 2022

Created Sunday, Dec 18th 2022 17:01Z, last updated Sunday, Dec 18th 2022 17:01Z

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
File photo: Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

An Air India Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-EXV performing flight AI-951 from Hyderabad (India) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 143 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 100nm southeast of Mumbai (India) when the crew received indication that the left hand hydraulic system had failed. The crew decided to divert to Mumbai for a safe landing on runway 27 about 50 minutes later. The aircraft needed to be towed off the runway.

A replacement Airbus A320-200N registration VT-CIP reached Dubai with a delay of 4.5 hours.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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