Created Saturday, Jan 24th 2026 11:49Z, last updated Saturday, Jan 24th 2026 11:49Z
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N9026C performing flight
AA-2198 from Philadelphia,PA to Jacksonville,FL (USA) with 51 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 40nm west of Norfolk,VA (USA) when the crew suspected a fuel leak and decided to divert to Norfolk. The aircraft landed safely on Norfolk's runway 05 about 25 minutes after leaving FL380.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Norfolk for 2:20 hours, then continued tje journey and reached Jacksonville with a delay of about 3 hours.
The airline reported no fuel leak was detected after landing, there had been a problem with a fuel indicator light that indicated a possible fuel leak.
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