Ryanair B738 near Bordeaux on Jun 10th 2021, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: June 13, 2021 / 18:11:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 10, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-2925
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
EI-EKI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Tower told emergency services the arriving emergency aircraft had reported they suspected a fuel leak, emergency services should expect fuel on the runway.
A replacement Malta Air Boeing 737-800 registration 9H-QEF reached Lisbon with a delay of about 3 hours.
THe occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 12 hours, then resumed service performing a scheduled flight from Bordeaux to London Stansted.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 10, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-2925
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
EI-EKI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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