Avior MD83 near Port au Prince on May 11th 2018, fuel system problems
Last Update: May 12, 2018 / 21:17:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avior Airlines
Flight number
9V-1226
Departure
Caracas, Venezuela
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N802WA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
Passengers reported the engine sounds were suddenly gone, the captain announced they had a problem with the fuel system adding that it appeared there was a short circuit in one of fuel pumps in the main tank. The captain instructed passengers to assume the brace position for landing. They were left stranded in Haiti with no information about how they would get to Miami.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avior Airlines
Flight number
9V-1226
Departure
Caracas, Venezuela
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N802WA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
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