SAS A343 near Copenhagen on Dec 26th 2013, suspected fuel leak

Last Update: December 27, 2013 / 23:01:09 GMT/Zulu time

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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

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration OY-KBM performing flight SK-973 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 237 passengers, was climbing out of Copenhagen's runway 04R when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 reporting they suspected a fuel leak from their instrument readings. The aircraft entered a hold for about 15 minutes and returned to Copenhagen for a safe landing on runway 04R about 35 minutes after departure.

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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