Delta B752 near New York on May 25th 2016, fuel contamination issue
Last Update: May 26, 2016 / 22:58:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-96
Departure
Pittsburgh, United States
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
N624AG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 2 hours, then continued the flight and reached Paris with a delay of 3 hours.
The airline reported a fuel filter light activated prompting the crew to divert to New York. The issue was corrected in about 2 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-96
Departure
Pittsburgh, United States
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
N624AG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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