Sunwing B738 near Saint Maarten on Dec 27th 2012, loss of fuel

Last Update: January 2, 2013 / 20:54:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 27, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WG-764

Destination
Saint Maarten

Aircraft Registration
C-FGVK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Sunwing Boeing 737-800, registration C-FGVK performing flight WG-764 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Saint Maarten (Dutch Antilles) with 139 passengers and 7 crew, was enroute about 400nm short of the destination when the crew discovered that according to indications the aircraft had lost about 2000kg over the last 400nm travelled. The crew actioned the relevant checklist, declared emergency and continued to Saint Maarten where the aircraft landed safely on runway 10.

The Canadian TSB did not yet report what caused the unexpected loss of fuel.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 27, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WG-764

Destination
Saint Maarten

Aircraft Registration
C-FGVK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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