The Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) today (June 15) released Serious Incident Investigation Preliminary Report 5/2020 on a serious incident involving a Hong Kong Airlines Limited Airbus A330 (registration mark B-LHA) that had dual hydraulic failure while departing from Hong Kong International Airport on September 29, 2019.

     A spokesperson for the AAIA said that the preliminary report contains information relating to the serious incident at the time of issue, and should be regarded as tentative.
           
     "The AAIA investigation team is conducting detailed analysis of the data and information collected in order to determine the circumstances and causes of this occurrence in conjunction with identifying areas for further investigation or lines of inquiry to follow up," the spokesperson said.

     The full Serious Incident Investigation Preliminary Report 5/2020 is available for download from the AAIA webpage (www.thb.gov.hk/aaia/eng/investigation_reports/index.htm).

Ends/Monday, June 15, 2020
Issued at HKT 16:49

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