Condor B763 near St. Louis on Mar 15th 2017, fuel leak
Last Update: March 16, 2017 / 20:45:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
Condor
Flight number
DE-2114
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Cancun, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
D-ABUZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The airline reported problems with a fuel tank prompted the diversion to St. Louis. A replacement aircraft has been dispatched to St. Louis and is estimated to reach Cancun with a delay of 30 hours. The passengers were taken to hotels.
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration D-ABUP is currently enroute from Frankfurt to Saint Louis and is estimated to reach St. Louis about 27 hours after landing of D-ABUZ.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
Condor
Flight number
DE-2114
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Cancun, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
D-ABUZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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