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.
Aircraft Registration Data
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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