Delta B712 at Kansas City on Jul 16th 2018, fuel leak on engine
Last Update: July 17, 2018 / 19:41:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-923
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Kansas City, United States
Aircraft Registration
N986AT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200
ICAO Type Designator
B712
Passengers reported they could smell the fuel inside the cabin.
The occurrence aircraft positioned back to Detroit after about 15 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-923
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Kansas City, United States
Aircraft Registration
N986AT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200
ICAO Type Designator
B712
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