Before the flight from Orenburg to St. Petersburg, an unknown liquid… (самолёт · оренбург · коробка)
Before the flight from Orenburg to St. Petersburg, an unknown liquid with a sharp odor was discovered leaking in the cargo hold of a Superjet 100 aircraft. The airline stated that the plane did not depart from Orenburg due to a leak of oil from a box located in the baggage compartment.
Consensus
- A Superjet 100 flight from Orenburg to Saint Petersburg was prevented from taking off on July 15.
- A leak of an unknown liquid with a strong smell was detected in the baggage compartment before departure.
- The leak originated from a box containing nine one-liter glass bottles labeled 'Нефть' (Oil).
- Four of the nine bottles were broken, causing their contents to spill into the fuselage's underfloor space and drainage system.
- The box was marked as hazardous cargo but this information was not communicated to the flight crew.
- The aircraft was removed from service and sent for cleaning of the baggage compartment and internal compartments.
Points of divergence
- No official comments were issued regarding the incident. — vesti
- The incident occurred on July 15, and a previous incident involving a cracked windshield during a Superjet flight from Saint Petersburg to Moscow on July 2 was mentioned as context. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Flight from Orenburg to St. Petersburg grounded due to oil leak in baggage — Вести
- Baza: Flight did not depart from Orenburg due to oil leak from a box in the luggage compartment — Вечерняя Москва