Jetstar A21N near Adelaide on May 25th 2026, fuel leak

Last Update: May 29, 2026 / 16:40:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JQ-37

Aircraft Registration
VH-OFW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A Jetstar Airways Airbus A321-200N, registration VH-OFW performing flight JQ-37 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Denpasar (Indonesia), was enroute at FL320 about 340nm northnorthwest of Adelaide,SA (Australia) when the crew detected a fuel leak, shut the right hand engine (LEAP) down and set course to divert to Adelaide. The aircraft drifted down to FL170 and landed safely on Adelaide's runway 05 about one hour later.

The ATSB opened a short investigation into the occurrence.

The aircraft returned to service about 37 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JQ-37

Aircraft Registration
VH-OFW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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