US-Bangla B738 near Dhaka on Mar 24th 2018, fuel filter bypass indication

Last Update: March 24, 2018 / 21:14:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BS-315

Aircraft Registration
S2-AJB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A US-Bangla Boeing 737-800, registration S2-AJB performing flight BS-315 from Dhaka (Bangladesh) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) with 164 people on board, was climbing out of Dhaka when the crew received a fuel filter bypass indication and decided to return to Dhaka for a safe landing.

The airline reported the crew received indication of a small technical glitch, the indication soon extinguished again. An examination of the aircraft did not reveal any fault, the aircraft was able to depart again.

Bangladesh's Civil Aviation Authority reported the crew received a fuel filter bypass indication.

The aircraft reached Kuala Lumpur with a delay of about 3 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BS-315

Aircraft Registration
S2-AJB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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