United B763 near Hamburg on Sep 17th 2017, fuel leak
Last Update: September 19, 2017 / 20:00:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-865
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N669UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
Passengers reported the first officer came to the cabin to check the right hand wing. The captain subsequently announced that they had discovered a fuel leak, didn't want to cross the Atlantic that way and therefore were returning to Hamburg. After landing maintenance checked the problem, about an hour after landing they were told that the problem could not be fixed and they would be rebooked onto flights the following day. They were taken to hotels.
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a technical issue. The flight was cancelled for maintenance.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-865
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N669UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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