Dana MD83 near Port Harcourt on Nov 17th 2015, fuel leak
Last Update: November 18, 2015 / 22:14:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
Dana Air
Departure
Uyo, Nigeria
Destination
Lagos, Nigeria
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
Following maintenance the aircraft was able to continue the flight and reached Lagos with delay.
Passengers reported that some time into the flight cabin crew began to look out the windows onto both wings making the passengers aware of something unusual going on. Soon after the captain announced they were diverting to Port Harcourt due to a technical fault. After landing it first appeared the aircraft would not be able to continue the flight, however, they were not permitted to disembark, then the crew announced that the fault had been rectified and they were about to continue. Cabin crew subsequently indicated that a fuel cap had not been properly closed upon refueling in Uyo.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
Dana Air
Departure
Uyo, Nigeria
Destination
Lagos, Nigeria
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
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