SAS A343 near Copenhagen on Dec 26th 2013, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: December 27, 2013 / 23:01:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-973
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
OY-KBM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The incident aircraft was able to depart again after about 2.5 hours on the ground and reached Bangkok with a delay of 3 hours.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Copenhagen after the crew suspected a fuel leak based on their instrument readings. The aircraft was examined after landing, refueled and was able to depart again.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-973
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
OY-KBM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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