Southwest B737 at near Tulsa on Jun 29th 2018, fuel problem

Last Update: June 29, 2018 / 22:39:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 29, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-471

Aircraft Registration
N708SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N708SW performing flight WN-471 from Dallas Love,TX to Kansas City,MO (USA) with 142 people on board, was enroute at FL390 about 30nm southwest of Tulsa,OK (USA) when the crew observed abnormal indications for the fuel system. The aircraft diverted to Tulsa for a safe landing about 30 minutes later.

The airline reported the crew received indications on one fuel gauge that didn't match the others and declared emergency.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 29, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-471

Aircraft Registration
N708SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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