Atlanta Malta B744 at Liege on Jun 28th 2026, hydraulic failure and fuel dump problem

Last Update: June 30, 2026 / 16:59:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 28, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Atlanta Europe Malta

Flight number
SV-3902

Departure
Liege, Belgium

Destination
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
9H-AKJ

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-AKJ performing flight SV-3902 from Liege (Belgium) to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), was climbing out of Liege's runway 22L when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 due to the loss of hydraulic system #4, the crew decided to return to Liege and dump fuel, however, only the right hand fuel dump valve opened, no fuel was dumped from the right hand wing. The aircraft entered a hold at FL100 to dump and landed safely on runway 22L about 85 minutes after departure.

The aircraft returned to service about 9 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 28, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Atlanta Europe Malta

Flight number
SV-3902

Departure
Liege, Belgium

Destination
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
9H-AKJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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