CSA A333 near Kazan on Feb 23rd 2019, fuel imbalance
Last Update: February 28, 2019 / 23:20:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 23, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
CSA Czech Airlines
Flight number
OK-190
Departure
Prague, Czech Republic
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
OK-YBA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A runway inspection found fuel on the runway, the runway needed to be temporarily closed for cleanup. A leak at the left hand engine (PW4168) was discovered.
The airline reported a technical defect prompted the crew to return to Prague. As the aircraft has no fuel dump system the crew decided to burn off fuel and return.
Czechia's UZPLN is looking into the occurrence to determine whether an investigation will be opened.
On Feb 28th 2019 The Aviation Herald learned the fuel leak was a faulty seal at the fuel oil heat exchanger (FOHE) causing a loss of about 900kg fuel per hour.
On Feb 28th 2019 the airline reported a faulty seal at the FOHE caused the fuel leak. The aircraft returned to service on Feb 28th after a spare part, available only in the US, has been taken to Europe.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 23, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
CSA Czech Airlines
Flight number
OK-190
Departure
Prague, Czech Republic
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
OK-YBA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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