Monday, November 24, 2008

CityJet RJ85 makes emergency landing

CityJet RJ85 EI-RJB operating flight number AFR 5048 from Paris DeGaulle to Florence on Saturday last returned to the airport with an unspecified technical problem. The aircraft landed safely 23 minutes after take off. Less than an hour later the aircraft was airborne again for Florence. On the approach to Florence the crew discovered a hydraulics problem and declared an emergency. The captain elected to divert to Pisa where the aircraft landed without nose wheel steering.

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