ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248134
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| Date: | Sunday 21 February 2021 |
| Time: | 11:28 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-31HER |
| Owner/operator: | Emirates |
| Registration: | A6-EQJ |
| MSN: | 42355/1533 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | North Sea, off East Coast of Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
An Emirates Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EQJ performing flight EK-201 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to New York JFK, NY (USA), was enroute at FL340 over the North Sea about 250 nautical miles northwest of Amsterdam when the pilots suspected the fuel leak. Flight tracking data places the aircraft, A6-EQJ, east of the Scottish coastline, roughly parallel to Edinburgh at the time.
About six and a half hours into the flight, the data shows the aircraft cruising around 870 kilometers per hour at 10,350 meters. At this point, the plane descended approximately 4,000 meters in eight minutes. when the crew decided to descend to FL200 and entered a hold, then turn around and divert to Amsterdam due to a suspected fuel leak.
The crew advised both engines were still running. The aircraft landed safely on Amsterdam's runway 18C at 14:10 hours, about 90 minutes after leaving FL340. Emergency services inspected the aircraft but did not find any leaks. The crew was relayed the request by maintenance to keep both engines running even at the gate until further notice.
The aircraft was still on the ground in Amsterdam about 3 hours after landing. Being such a young plane (three years old) this is the first recorded incident involving A6-EQJ.
Sources:
1. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a6-eqj#26e027de
2. https://avherald.com/h?article=4e35e7fb&opt=0
3. https://www.aeroinside.com/15383/emirates-b773-near-amsterdam-on-feb-21st-2021-suspected-fuel-leak
4. https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b777-42355.htm
5. https://simpleflying.com/emirates-boeing-777-amsterdam-diversion/
6. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10048444
7. https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/experience/our-fleet/boeing-777/
Media:
Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-31H(ER) A6-EQJ departure runway 31L from John F. Kennedy International Airport JFK/KJFK @emirates #avgeeks #aviationphotography #avgeek #aviationlover #aviationlovers #aviationdaily #Airplane #plane #planespotter #planespotting pic.twitter.com/X9Xx4NLiPk
— Kamil ✈️(Killo Alfa Mike India Lima) (@kamil23nyc) February 8, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2021 18:46 | mickeynguyen | Added |
| 22-Feb-2021 18:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2021 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2021 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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