AirExplore B738 near Wroclaw on Sep 23rd 2018, fuel system problem

Last Update: September 23, 2018 / 18:48:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 23, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
AirExplore

Flight number
QS-7222

Destination
Bodrum, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
OM-JEX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An AirExplore Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Travel Service Polska, registration OM-JEX performing flight QS-7222 from Wroclaw (Poland) to Bodrum (Turkey), was climbing out of Wroclaw when the crew stopped the climb at about FL270 reporting they had a problem with the fuel system, no assistance was needed on the ground. The aircraft returned to Wroclaw for a safe landing on runway 29 about 30 minutes after departure.

A replacement Travel Service Polska/Smartwings Boeing 737-800 registration OK-TVH reached Bodrum with a delay of 5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 4 hours, then ferried to Katowice (Poland) reaching a maximum cruise level 130.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 23, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
AirExplore

Flight number
QS-7222

Destination
Bodrum, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
OM-JEX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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