LATAM Brazil A359 near Brasilia on Jul 23rd 2018, fuel leak detection system failure
Last Update: July 23, 2018 / 21:50:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 23, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
LATAM Airlines Brasil
Flight number
JJ-8081
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-XTC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
The aircraft, that had departed New York with a delay of 4 hours already, remained on the ground for about 2.5 hours, then continued the flight and reached Sao Paulo with a delay of 6 hours.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Sao Paulo for 5 hours before departing for its next scheduled flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 23, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
LATAM Airlines Brasil
Flight number
JJ-8081
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-XTC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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