Canada A320 near Denver on Feb 8th 2020, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: February 13, 2020 / 21:48:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-796
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FTJO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Canada's TSB reported maintenance "opened the #1 engine cowlings and found fuel to be heavily pooled inside." A maintenance investigation is ongoing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-796
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FTJO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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