Air Algerie B738 near Bordj Badji Mokhtar on Sep 16th 2014, suspected fuel leak

Last Update: September 18, 2014 / 21:01:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 16, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AH-5009

Departure
Bamako, Mali

Destination
Algiers, Algeria

Aircraft Registration
7T-VJN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Air Algerie Boeing 737-800, registration 7T-VJN performing flight AH-5009 from Bamako (Mali) to Algiers (Algeria) with 165 passengers and 7 crew, was enroute near Bordj Badji Mokthar (Algeria), about 930nm south of Algiers at the border of Mali and Algeria, when the crew suspected a fuel leak at the left hand wing tank and diverted to Bordj Badji Mokhtar for a safe landing at 06:34L (05:34Z).

The aircraft was checked and released to continue the flight after about 3 hours on the ground. The aircraft reached Algiers, scheduled arrival at 04:55L, with a total delay of 7 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 16, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AH-5009

Departure
Bamako, Mali

Destination
Algiers, Algeria

Aircraft Registration
7T-VJN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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