Tailwind B734 near Bucharest on Sep 8th 2023, suspected fuel leak

Last Update: September 8, 2023 / 16:42:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 8, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TI-797

Aircraft Registration
TC-TLE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

A Tailwind Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration TC-TLE performing flight TI-797 from Antalya (Turkey) to Prague (Czech Republic) with 112 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 30nm west of Bucharest (Romania) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Bucharest reporting they suspected a fuel leak. The aircraft landed safely on Bucharest Otopeni's runway 08R about 22 minutes after leaving FL340.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Bucharest for about 3 hours, then continued the journey to Prague and continued service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 8, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TI-797

Aircraft Registration
TC-TLE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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