Delta B763 near Tokyo on Dec 14th 2017, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: December 14, 2017 / 21:53:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-588
Departure
Shanghai, China
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N1610D
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3.5 hours, then was able to continue the journey and reached Seattle with a delay of 3.5 hours.
Japan's Ministry of Transport reported the aircraft diverted to Tokyo on suspicion of a fuel leak.
The airline reported the aircraft was examined, no anomaly was found.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-588
Departure
Shanghai, China
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N1610D
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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