France A319 near Munich on Apr 8th 2017, suspected fuel leak

Last Update: April 8, 2017 / 18:47:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1390

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
F-GRHR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Air France Airbus A319-100, registration F-GRHR performing flight AF-1390 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Istanbul (Turkey), was enroute at FL370 over Austria about 85nm south of Munich (Germany) when the crew reported a possible fuel leak on the #1 engine (CFM56) and decided to divert to Munich, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 08R about 30 minutes later. A runway inspection did not report any fluids on the runway, the aircraft taxied to the apron with emergency services in trail.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1390

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
F-GRHR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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