Iberia A359 over Atlantic on Mar 19th 2025, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: March 20, 2025 / 16:27:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 19, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-311
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
EC-NVR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
A passenger reported the captain announced a technical problem. Another passenger reported, that following the flight it became known the crew suspected a fuel leak.
The aircraft returned to service about 13 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 19, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-311
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
EC-NVR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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