Ethiopian B773 near Lahore on Nov 8th 2016, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: November 8, 2016 / 16:27:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-605
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Aircraft Registration
ET-APY
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Lahore about 17 hours after landing.
The airline dispatched another Boeing 777-300 registration ET-ASK from Addis Ababa to Lahore as flight ET-9201 taking spare parts and maintenance personnel to Lahore, the aircraft is estimated to continue flight ET-605.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-605
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Aircraft Registration
ET-APY
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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