UTAir B735 near Moscow on Dec 23rd 2017, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: December 23, 2017 / 22:08:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
UTAir
Flight number
UT-447
Departure
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Destination
Makhachkala, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VP-BXU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
A replacement Boeing 737-500 registration VQ-BJM reached Makhachkala with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The airline reported a problem with the fuel indicator promtped the return to Moscow.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 8 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
UTAir
Flight number
UT-447
Departure
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Destination
Makhachkala, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VP-BXU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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