TACA A320 near Campo Grande on Dec 15th 2016, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: December 24, 2016 / 22:26:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
TACA Airlines
Flight number
TA-920
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Lima, Perú
Aircraft Registration
N493TA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported the captain told them they suspected a fuel leak and they were diverting to Sao Paulo. Their group of 4 had to cancel their trip to Peru as result of the delays and lost connections.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
TACA Airlines
Flight number
TA-920
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Lima, Perú
Aircraft Registration
N493TA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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