ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152371
Last updated: 6 October 2020
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| Date: | 08-JAN-2013 |
| Time: | 12:00:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Airlines - JAL |
| Registration: | JA824J |
| C/n / msn: | 34834/27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
| Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT/RJAA) |
As the Dreamliner prepared for takeoff it was noticed that about 40 gallons of fuel had spilled from one of its wing tanks at the gate. The plane was contacted before takeoff and it returned to the terminal without incident.
After a quick health check, flight JL7 departed about 4 hours late.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20950287
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/01/08/japan-airlines-jet-leaks-fuel-at-logan-airport/
Images:
Photo of JA824J courtesy AirHistory.net
Helsinki - Vantaa (EFHK / HEL)
6 September 2014; (c) Pertti Sipilä
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2013 02:23 | eodogs | Added |
| 09-Jan-2013 02:26 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2013 07:55 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 11-Jan-2013 07:55 | harro | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]] |
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