Atlanta Europe B744 at Hong Kong on Mar 6th 2026, leakage from left wing tip

Last Update: March 8, 2026 / 19:42:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 6, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Atlanta Europe Malta

Flight number
SV-3021

Departure
Hong Kong, China

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
9H-AKF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Air Atlanta Europe Malta Boeing 747-400 freighter on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines, registration 9H-AKF performing flight SV-3021 from Hong Kong (China) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), was lined up for departure from runway 07R when the crew of another aircraft reporting seeing something leaking off their left hand wing tip. The 747 crew stated on ATC query, they were quite fuel heavy but had no indication of any leakage. Another crew chimed in reporting there was fuel leaking from their left wing. The 747 crew stated they were able to vacate the runway and return to the apron normally, there was no indication of any fuel leakage on their side. The aircraft vacated the runway via the first exit and taxied to the apron. A runway inspection commenced. The runway was closed for about 10 minutes.

The aircraft was able to depart 3:45 hours later.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 6, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Atlanta Europe Malta

Flight number
SV-3021

Departure
Hong Kong, China

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
9H-AKF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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