Final Report A333 (VH-EBC), WNW of Sydney Australia, 15 December 2019

Final Report A333 (VH-EBC), WNW of Sydney Australia, 15 December 2019

Publication info
Author
ATSB Australia
Category
Accident Reports Airworthiness Fire Smoke and Fumes Loss of Control Human Factors
Date of publication
21/06/2022

On 15 December 2019, an Airbus A330-200 turned back to Sydney shortly after departure when a major hydraulic system leak was annunciated. The return was uneventful until engine shutdown after clearing the runway following which APU use for air conditioning was followed by a gradual build up of hydraulic haze and fumes which eventually prompted an emergency evacuation. The Investigation found that fluid leaking from ruptured rudder servo hose had entered the APU air intake. The resulting evacuation was found to have been somewhat disorganised with this being attributed mainly to a combination of inadequate cabin crew procedures and training.

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