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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 2017 |
| Time: | 06:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AS (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ryanair |
| Registration: | EI-EMA |
| MSN: | 35032/3240 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC) |
| Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO/LICJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Suspected fuel leak during initial climb, aircraft returned to MXP in emergency and landed without further problems at 07:07 hours. All passengers deplaned normally.
Sources:
https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/17_dicembre_16/malpensa-allarme-volo-ryanair-milano-palermo-perdiamo-carburante-boeing-rientra-2751d17c-e24a-11e7-8f76-99e6e07abbd9.shtml
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fr1498#fd9dd57
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2017 16:56 | andyfe | Added |
| 16-Dec-2017 16:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2025 13:33 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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