Pobeda B738 near Moscow on Nov 14th 2020, fuel system blockage
Last Update: December 6, 2020 / 12:19:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Pobeda Airlines
Flight number
DP-525
Departure
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Destination
Cheboksary, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BTC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VP-BPX departed Vnukovo about 57 minutes after landing of VQ-BTC and reached Cheboksary with a delay of 70 minutes.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Vnukovo due to a technical problem that did not affect the safety of the flight but could not have been fixed in Cheboksary due to lack of certified maintenance there.
The airport reported the aircraft diverted due to a fuel system blockage.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service 5 hours after landing.
On Dec 6th 2020 Rosaviatsia reported the crew received a fuel filter bypass indication for the right hand engine (CFM56). In consultation with the dispatch and due to lack of maintenance personnel available at the destination the crew decided to divert to Vnukovo Airport. During the descent towards Vnukovo the fuel filter bypass indication extinguished.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Pobeda Airlines
Flight number
DP-525
Departure
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Destination
Cheboksary, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BTC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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