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Air Force Airman spots aircraft fuel leak at 35,000 feet
A fuel leak on a civilian aircraft caught the attention of Staff Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, during a flight from Chicago to Narita airport, Japan. After alerting the pilots and aircrew, the ranking pilot made the decision to divert the flight to San Francisco. (www.af.mil) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Nice call!!! I'm glad the airline rewarded them with a nice seat on that 14 hr flight.