Qantas A330 suffers hydraulic fluid leak

A Qantas Airbus A330-200 returned to Sydney shortly after it took off, after 1 of the 3 hydraulic systems on board suffered a leak. The airline said that it is now cooperating with the ATSB in investigations into the incident, which left at least 2 passengers injured. It is also in communication with Airbus about the incident, and will launch its own investigations. Qantas says the flight crew noticed an alert for the hydraulic system 20 minutes after take-off and elected to return to Sydney. It stressed that “no emergency was declared”. Once the aircraft was back on the gate "there were reports of a thick haze in the cabin, likely caused by hydraulic fluid entering the air conditioning unit,” said the carrier, adding that there was no fire, even as some passengers may have thought it to be smoke. <br/>