Lufthansa Cityline CRJ9 at Katowice on Oct 9th 2023, insufficient fuel on departure

Last Update: October 10, 2023 / 18:34:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 9, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa Cityline

Flight number
LH-1361

Departure
Katowice, Poland

Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ACNB

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

A Lufthansa Cityline Canadair CRJ-900, registration D-ACNB performing flight LH-1361 from Katowice (Poland) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was climbing through about FL100 out of Katowice's runway 27 when the crew stopped the climb and decided to return to Katowice due to insufficient fuel on board. The aircraft landed safely on Katowice's runway 27 about 20 minutes after departure.

According to information The Aviation Herald received, the aircraft was not refuelled or did receive insufficient fuel.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 40 minutes while being refuelled, departed again and reached Frankfurt with a delay of about 40 minutes.

On Oct 10th 2023 the airline reported that the fuel indicator was "temporarily" defective. It showed cockpit and ground crew enough fuel was on board while on the ground but changed after becoming airborne. The aircraft was refuelled after the return to Katowice, maintenance checked the fuel indicator in Katowice and found it working, another maintenance check was done in Frankfurt.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 9, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa Cityline

Flight number
LH-1361

Departure
Katowice, Poland

Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ACNB

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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