Iberia A332 over Russia on Feb 9th 2018, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: February 13, 2018 / 22:05:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6889
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
EC-MKI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
Passengers reported the captain announced they were returning due to a fuel leak, subsequently advised they were diverting to Helsinki.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Helsinki for technical reasons.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Helsinki for about 17.5 hours, then departed Helsinki for Shanghai and reached the destination with a delay of 25 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6889
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
EC-MKI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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