Air China A332 near Minsk on Jun 19th 2018, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: June 19, 2018 / 21:13:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-840
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6549
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 4 hours, then departed Minsk and is estimated to reach Shanghai with a delay of about 5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-840
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6549
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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