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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 2015 |
| Time: | c. 08:00 MSK |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-85P (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Transaero Airlines |
| Registration: | EI-RUF |
| MSN: | 28536/540 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 139 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA/UNKL) |
| Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Transaero flight UN158 diverted to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) due to fuel issues. The Boeing 737-800 originated in Krasnoyarsk and was bound for Moscow's Vnukovo Airport.
The Nizhny Novgorod transport prosecutor's office stated there were "problems with the fuel system."
The aircraft was back in service the next day.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/flights/un158/#7298f07
http://newslab.ru/news/670882
https://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201508191634-z0ib.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2015 20:36 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 20-Aug-2015 20:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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