LOT E170 enroute on Mar 8th 2018, fuel problem
Last Update: April 6, 2018 / 16:00:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 8, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
LOT Polish Airlines
Flight number
LO-253
Departure
Warsaw, Poland
Destination
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Aircraft Registration
SP-LDG
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170
ICAO Type Designator
E170
The return flight had to be cancelled.
On Apr 6th 2018 Poland's PKBWL reported due to lack of technical support in Luxembourg the return flight had to be cancelled. The aircraft ferried to Warsaw the following day. The #2 fuel filter was replaced. A measurement on the Fuel Management Unit (FMU) revealed a short between pins 12 and 13 on P17, the FMU was replaced. The PKBWL concluded the cause of the in flight event was the short circuit between the pins 12 and 13 of P17.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 8, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
LOT Polish Airlines
Flight number
LO-253
Departure
Warsaw, Poland
Destination
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Aircraft Registration
SP-LDG
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170
ICAO Type Designator
E170
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