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| Date: | Wednesday 15 May 2019 |
| Time: | 21:36 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7K2 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Transavia Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-XRY |
| MSN: | 33463/1292 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 134 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | In flight Mediterranean sea / Nice Airport -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO/LICJ) |
| Rotterdam/The Hague Airport (RTM/EHRD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Transavia flight HV5640 from Palermo, Italy to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, diverted to Nice Airport, France after the crew noticed that the aircraft was leaking fuel from the right wing.
The aircraft landed safely at Nice Airport.
Sources:
https://www.nicematin.com/faits-de-societe/lavion-perdait-son-kerozene-le-vol-palerme-rotterdam-oblige-de-se-poser-en-urgence-a-nice-382473
https://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/heureusement-que-ca-ne-sest-pas-enflamme-une-catastrophe-a-ete-evitee-de-peu-a-laeroport-de-nice-382481
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https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/hv5640#20848d30
Images:
Media:
France, Nice - Un Boeing 737 #Transavia Vol #HV5649 qui assurait la liaison entre la Sicile et les Pays-Bas ce mercredi matin a du atterrir d'urgence à Nice en raison d'une fuite de carburant.#FR24 : https://t.co/LSkc2S2ucD
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 16 mai 2019
Press: https://t.co/AFp9VOF1Wz pic.twitter.com/k7GgNbAooK
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2019 06:59 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 16-May-2019 07:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 16-May-2019 07:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 16-May-2019 07:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2019 11:32 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2019 11:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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