Rossiya A320 near St. Petersburg on Aug 17th 2014, hydraulic problems

An Rossiya Airbus A320-200, registration EI-DZR performing flight FV-6871 from St. Petersburg (Russia) to Tashkent (Uzbekistan), was climbing out of St. Petersburg when the crew stopped the climb at 3600 meters and decided to return to St. Petersburg due to hydraulic problems. The aircraft entered a hold to burn off fuel and landed safely back in St. Petersburg about 2.5 hours after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VQ-BFM reached Tashkent with a delay of 7 hours.