Hawaiian A332 near Tokyo, hydraulic leak, 8 tyres deflated on landing

A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration N395HA performing flight HA-458 from Tokyo Haneda (Japan) to Honolulu,HI (USA) with 293 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 260nm east of Toyko when the crew turned the aircraft around and returned to Tokyo due to a hydraulic system leak. On approach to Tokyo's Haneda Airport the crew performed an alternate gear extension and landed on Haneda's runway 34R about 80 minutes after departure. During the rollout 8 main tyres deflated disabling the aircraft on the runway. The runway was closed, the passengers disembarked via stairs onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal.

The aircraft remained on the runway for about 8 hours until the tyres were replaced and the aircraft could be towed to the apron.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 30 hours after landing.

The Aviation Herald