Astana A321 near Aktau on Jan 8th 2025, fuel problem

Last Update: January 8, 2025 / 20:01:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 8, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Astana

Flight number
KC-915

Destination
Antalya, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
EI-KGK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Air Astana Airbus A321-200, registration EI-KGK performing flight KC-915 from Almaty (Kazakhstan) to Antalya (Turkey), was enroute at FL320 about 100nm east of Aktau (Kazakhstan) when the crew decided to divert to Aktau due to relief valve failure in the center fuel tank. The aircraft landed on Aktau's runway 11 about 25 minutes after leaving FL320.

The airline reported a relief valve in the center fuel tank failed prompting the diversion, the aircraft landed in normal mode.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Aktau about 13 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-KGK
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A321-271NX
ICAO Aircraft Type
A321
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 8, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Astana

Flight number
KC-915

Destination
Antalya, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
EI-KGK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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