Delta Flight 159 Fuel Dump; Leelanau County, MI, USA
Leelanau County, MI, USA | 2017-May-25
Initial Notification: On May 20th, 2017, Delta flight 159 was in a holding pattern at 28,000 feet over Lake Michigan for the purpose of dumping fuel before diverting back to DTW. The flight dumped approximately 177,300 lbs / 26,462 gallons of Jet A fuel. USCG Sector Sault Ste Marie is requesting information about the fate of jet fuel released at altitude.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Jet A Fuel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 26432 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 45° 24.00′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 86° 18.00′ West |