Sunwing B738 enroute on Mar 22nd 2019, hydraulic leak

Last Update: April 11, 2019 / 21:28:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 22, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Sunwing Airlines

Flight number
WG-508

Departure
Cancun, Mexico

Destination
Edmonton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FLSW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Sunwing Boeing 737-800, registration C-FLSW performing flight WG-508 from Cancun (Mexico) to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 177 passengers and 6 crew, was about to level off for cruise flight after the climb out of Cancun when the crew HYDRAULIC SYS B ENG2 LOW PRESSURE indication. Subsequently the #2 hydraulic fluid quantity began to decrease. The crew consulted with the operations center, worked the related checklists and subsequently decided to divert to Toronto,ON (Canada). Upon contacting Toronto the crew declared PAN PAN and landed safely in Toronto. ATC instructed the crew to stop on the adjacent taxiway after vacating the runway. Emergency services inspected the aircraft and found a continous leak from the right hand engine (CFM56). The engine was shut down, the aircraft taxied to the apron.

The aircraft had experienced a similiar occurrence two days earlier, see Incident: Sunwing B738 enroute on Mar 20th 2019, hydraulic problems.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replace the right hand engine driven pump and performed operational checks.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 22, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Sunwing Airlines

Flight number
WG-508

Departure
Cancun, Mexico

Destination
Edmonton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FLSW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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