A Garuda Indonesia flight was grounded after it suffered a fuel leak on the runway while departing from Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK).
The incident occurred on August 24, 2024. Flight GA 174 was preparing to depart Jakarta for Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) in Pekanbaru at approximately 11:50 local time.
Garuda Indonesia CEO Irfan Setiaputra told media outlets that during a pre-takeoff routine safety procedure, the pilot in command discovered that the B737-800, with registration PK-GFW, had fuel leakage issues. The flight crew then decided to return the aircraft to the apron for a full inspection.
Meanwhile, one of the 135 passengers on the flight managed to capture video footage of the fuel leak.
The video shows fuel leaking out of the aircraft’s wing while moving. Indonesian singer and songwriter Kunto Aji uploaded and shared the clip on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), which now has over 2.7 million views.
“My life was just saved, thank God I still have time, it was discovered, turned back but didn’t fly. This is so scary,” Aji wrote on X.
All passengers were rebooked on a different aircraft that departed Jakarta at 14:00 local time.