US Airways A333 near Frankfurt on Nov 7th 2012, bleed air leak
Last Update: November 9, 2012 / 14:58:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-701
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N276AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The flight was subsequently cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
A passenger reported that the captain initially announced technical problems and subsequently announced they had a bleed air leak at the left hand side. The aircraft landed with emergency services on standby, after first attempts to fix the aircraft were to no avail the flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-701
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N276AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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