Ryanair B738 at Riga on Oct 26th 2015, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: October 27, 2015 / 20:46:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-8086
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
EI-ESL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-EVV reached Charleroi with a delay of 2 hours.
The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service after about two hours on the ground.
The airline reported the crew returned to Riga due to a suspected oil leak. The customers boarded a replacement aircraft to Charleroi. Maintenance examined the occurrence aircraft and reported there was no fault, the aircraft was returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-8086
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
EI-ESL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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