Jetblue A320 near San Juan on Sep 15th 2018, suspected fuel leak

Last Update: September 15, 2018 / 20:25:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Suspected fuel leak

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-949

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
St. George's, Grenada

Aircraft Registration
N652JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N652JB performing flight B6-949 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to St. George's (Grenada) with 148 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 120nm northnortheast of San Juan (Puerto Rico) when the crew requested to divert to San Juan as a precaution stating this was not an emergency. The crew advised they may be losing fuel from the #1 engine (V2527). The aircraft landed safely on San Juan's runway 08 about 30 minutes after leaving FL350 and taxied to the apron.

The airport reported the aircraft diverted due to a mechanical issue, emergency services were put on standby. The passengers have disembarked the aircraft while it is being examined.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N652JB
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Suspected fuel leak

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-949

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
St. George's, Grenada

Aircraft Registration
N652JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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