Westjet B738 at Calgary and Lethbridge on Jul 30th 2018, fuel emergency
Last Update: August 13, 2018 / 22:07:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1511
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FBWI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft landed in Lethbridge with 3000lbs of fuel remaining.
Metars Calgary:
CYYC 310100Z 36014G21KT 15SM SCT080CB BKN120 BKN150 26/08 A3012 RMK CB4AC2AC1 DIST SH NW PRESRR SLP191 DENSITY ALT 5500FT=
CYYC 310000Z 12007KT 15SM BKN100CB BKN170 29/03 A3010 RMK CB5AC1 SLP183 DENSITY ALT 5900FT=
CYYC 302331Z 15005G19KT 110V190 15SM BKN086CB BKN150 30/03 A3009 RMK CB5AC2 SLP177 DENSITY ALT 5900FT=
CYYC 302316Z 18014G22KT 100V200 15SM TS BKN080CB 27/02 A3010 RMK CB6 PRESFR SLP182 DENSITY ALT 5600FT=
CYYC 302300Z 09027G39KT 360V110 15SM -TSRA BKN080CB 27/01 A3013 RMK CB7 SLP192 DENSITY ALT 5600FT=
CYYC 302248Z 03020G38KT 6SM -TSRA FU BKN086CB 28/03 A3013 RMK FU1CB6 SLP189 DENSITY ALT 5700FT=
CYYC 302223Z 01018KT 6SM TS FU BKN086CB 28/10 A3011 RMK FU1CB5 SLP184 DENSITY ALT 5700FT=
CYYC 302200Z 03013KT 6SM R35L/P6000V-3280800FT/N R29/P6000V-3280800FT/N R35R/P6000V-3280800FT/N FU SCT086CB 29/09 A3010 RMK FU1CB3 CB MOVG SE SLP178 DENSITY ALT 5900FT=
CYYC 302100Z 36006KT 340V070 6SM FU SCT095TCU 31/08 A3010 RMK FU1TCU2 SLP175 DENSITY ALT 6100FT=
CYYC 302000Z 33010G18KT 320V070 6SM FU FEW095 31/07 A3010 RMK FG1CU1 SLP175 DENSITY ALT 6100FT=
CYYC 301900Z 00000KT 6SM FU FEW084 30/09 A3011 RMK FU1CU1 CU TR SLP175 DENSITY ALT 5900FT=
CYYC 301800Z 18005KT 160V330 6SM FU FEW068 28/11 A3012 RMK FU2CU1 CU TR SLP181 DENSITY ALT 5700FT=
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1511
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FBWI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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