Fuel gushing from Air China plane like a waterfall at JFK

 Direct translation

Stunning footage! Fuel gushing from an Air China Boeing 747 like a waterfall

—A tanker truck ripped off an aircraft's refueling hose?! An accident occurred involving an Air China Boeing 747 at New York's JFK Airport

Editor : Fang Xun / Source: Newtalk / https://www.aboluowang.com/2026/0903/2428743.html /  Image : A Boeing 747-89L aircraft belonging to Air China reportedly suffered a fuel leak during refueling at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after a fuel truck detached its refueling hose. (Image: Screenshot from "X" @aviationbrk)

An Air China Boeing 747-89L aircraft (registration number B-2486) reportedly experienced a fuel leak during refueling at the tarmac of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in the early hours of 31 August 2026 (Eastern Time). The refueling truck moved suddenly while the hose was still attached, damaging the wing refueling nozzle. Flight CA982, originally scheduled to fly from New York to Beijing, was canceled. No injuries were reported. However, strangely, neither the airline nor the airport authorities have issued any statement.

According to videos and photos circulating on social media, cited by the Aviation Safety Network and multiple media outlets, the incident occurred between approximately 1 am and 2 am local time. The aircraft was parked at the gate, preparing for its scheduled 2.05 am departure, when the refueling truck drove away with both refueling hoses still connected to the aircraft, pulling and damaging the refueling nozzle, causing fuel to leak onto the tarmac. Ground personnel subsequently inspected the wing refueling equipment and cleaned up the leaked fuel.

Air China reportedly issued cancellation notices to passengers citing "fuel security" reasons, but passengers who had checked in were only informed of the flight cancellation several hours after their scheduled departure. Flight tracking data shows that the aircraft landed at JFK around 9:45 PM on August 30th, scheduled to refuel and return with passengers, but after the incident, the aircraft remained in JFK, and subsequent flights to Beijing were rescheduled to other aircraft.

While videos and photos of the refueling truck moving and tearing off the refueling hoses have been released on social media, English-language media outlets such as the South China Morning Post and Simple Flying reported that the videos have not been independently verified. Neither the airline nor the airport operator has commented on the incident.

The Boeing 747-89L aircraft, registration number B-2486, belonging to Air China, was manufactured in 2014. Aviation safety websites have reportedly classified this incident as a minor damage incident while the aircraft was grounded, but the footage is still quite alarming.