A United Airlines Boeing 777-300 turned around midflight and landed in Sydney, Australia on Monday after suffering a reported hydraulic leak. (Credit: New York Aviation/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX) Facebook Twitter Email Copy to clipboard Copy to clipboard ...
Boeing 777s have a centre wing tank of 98,700 litres (26,100USgal) plus a left and right wing tank each with capacity of 35,200 litres. The issue affects only the centre tank. Investigation of the insufficient fuel situation has traced the issue to a “design flaw” in the f...
The pilots used the aircraft's ram air turbine to power the hydraulic systems for aerodynamic control. There were no fatalities and only minor injuries.[210] This aircraft was nicknamed "Gimli Glider" after its landing site. The aircraft, registered C-GAUN, continued flying for Air Canada ...