Thomas Cook A321 near Munich on Oct 15th 2017, fuel pump problem
Last Update: October 16, 2017 / 21:25:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines
Flight number
MT-992
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
Hurghada, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
G-TCDG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Following maintenance the aircraft was able to depart about 3 hours after landing and returned to Birmingham.
A passenger reported the aircraft diverted to Munich. While on the ground announcements were made indicating there was a problem with a fuel pump. The aircraft was refuelled and departed again after about 3 hours on the ground returning to Birmingham. The flight was postponed to the next day as flight MT-992A.
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration G-TCDF reached Hurghada with a delay of 24 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Birmingham for about 14 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines
Flight number
MT-992
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
Hurghada, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
G-TCDG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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