Sunwing B738 over Atlantic on Mar 7th 2019, near collision with weather balloon at FL360

Last Update: March 18, 2019 / 22:52:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 7, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Near collision

Airline
Sunwing Airlines

Flight number
WG-746

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Nassau, Bahamas

Aircraft Registration
C-FFPH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Sunwing Boeing 737-800, registration C-FFPH performing flight WG-746 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Nassau (Bahamas) with 180 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL360 over the Atlantic Ocean about 395nm north of Nassau when the flight crew reported a near collision with a weather balloon. The crew continued the flight to Nassau for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported the crew informed ATC about the "near miss" with a weather balloon about 395nm north of Nassau.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 7, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Near collision

Airline
Sunwing Airlines

Flight number
WG-746

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Nassau, Bahamas

Aircraft Registration
C-FFPH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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