TAROM B733 at Bucharest on Oct 3rd 2018, suspected oil leak
Last Update: October 4, 2018 / 19:46:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-363
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
A passenger reported the crew announced they suspected an oil leak and were returning to Bucharest.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 80 minutes, then departed again and reached Amsterdam with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-363
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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