Spicejet B738 near Kolkata on Feb 26th 2020, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: February 26, 2020 / 23:54:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-6480
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Guwahati, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SYA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VT-SLH reached Guwahati with a delay of 5 hours.
The airport reported the occurrence aircraft was inspected, no fuel leak was found, however, a water tank was leaking.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service after 5 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-6480
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Guwahati, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SYA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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