Royal Maroc B763 at Montreal on Oct 3rd 2017, fuel filter clogged
Last Update: November 8, 2017 / 22:35:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Royal Air Maroc
Flight number
AT-209
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Casablanca, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
CN-ROW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The Canadian TSB reported on Nov 8th 2017, that a post event check with the operator revealed the crew had returned to Montreal due to a clogged fuel filter indication for the right hand engine (CF6). The fuel filter and the differential pressure sensor were replaced.
Media in Morocco produced head lines "Air Disaster narrowly avoided" reporting passengers feared for their lives when the aircraft returned to Montreal without any explanation yet without any noticeable anomaly.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Royal Air Maroc
Flight number
AT-209
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Casablanca, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
CN-ROW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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