Aeroflot A320 near Kaliningrad on May 22nd 2016, passenger observed fuel leak
Last Update: May 22, 2016 / 21:17:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 22, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeroflot
Flight number
SU-2342
Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Destination
Hanover, Germany
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BSH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A fuel cap was identified leaking fuel.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VP-BLL was dispatched to Kaliningrad, resumed the flight and reached Hanover with a delay of 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kaliningrad 12 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 22, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeroflot
Flight number
SU-2342
Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Destination
Hanover, Germany
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BSH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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