Westjet B737 near Kelowna on Jun 16th 2012, suspected fuel leak prompts engine shut down in flight
Last Update: June 19, 2012 / 19:50:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-660
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FEWJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The Canadian TSB reported that maintenance found no evidence of a fuel leak, the cause of a fuel imbalance indication however is under investigation by company maintenance.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-660
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FEWJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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