Cargojet B722 near Hamilton on Dec 5th 2012, suspected fuel leak

Last Update: December 6, 2012 / 20:12:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 5, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Cargojet

Destination
Winnipeg, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GCJB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 727-200

ICAO Type Designator
B722

A Cargojet Boeing 727-200 freighter, registration C-GCJB performing freight flight W8-575 from Hamilton,ON to Winnipeg,MB (Canada) with 3 crew, was climbing out of Hamilton when the crew detected a fuel imbalance of about 5000 lbs, right wing tank with the lower quantity, and decided to stop the climb at FL140. The crew actioned the relevant checklists, suspected a fuel leak, shut the right hand engine (JT8D) down and returned to Hamilton. On approach to Hamilton, at 5000 feet, the crew dumped fuel to restore fuel balance and landed safely in Hamilton about 50 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported that maintenance found no fuel leak, however the over wing fuel cap was missing from the #3 tank. The cap was replaced and the aircraft returned to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 5, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Cargojet

Destination
Winnipeg, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GCJB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 727-200

ICAO Type Designator
B722

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