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SSJ100 Plane Aborts Takeoff in Russian Ulyanovsk Over Hydraulic Failure - Source

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An Aeroflot-operated Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) passenger plane bound for Moscow has had to abort its takeoff in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk due to the malfunction of the hydraulic system, a source in the local airport told Sputnik.
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“Flight SU1389 SSJ-100. Aborted takeoff at a speed of 55 kilometres per hour [34 miles per hour] due to the failure of the first hydraulic system,” the source said on Saturday.

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According to the source, all passengers of the plane refuse to continue the flight on SSJ100.

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On May 5 another SSJ100, bound for the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk, caught fire upon making an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport following on-board electronics failure experienced less than 30 minutes after the take-off. Back then the accident left 41 out of the 78 people on board killed.

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