Saudia A320 near Cairo on Apr 17th 2015, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: April 17, 2015 / 20:42:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-167
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
HZ-ASG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Cairo.
The flight is estimated to reach Frankfurt the following day with a delay of 16 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-167
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
HZ-ASG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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