Swoop B738 near Varadero on Feb 28th 2023, fuel leak

Last Update: March 2, 2023 / 20:10:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 28, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Fuel leak

Airline
Swoop Airlines

Flight number
WO-646

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Kingston, Jamaica

Aircraft Registration
C-GDMP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Swoop Boeing 737-800, registration C-GDMP performing flight WO-646 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Kingston (Jamaica), was enroute at FL370 about 150nm south of Varadero (Cuba) when the crew began to suspect a fuel leak at the left hand engine (CFM56). The crew decided to divert to Varadero (Cuba), shut the engine down, drifted the aircraft down to FL230 and landed safely on Varadero's runway 06 about 35 minutes after leaving FL370.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Varadero about 14 hours after landing.

On Mar 2nd 2023 the Canadian TSB reported: "When flying over Cuba, the crew reported a suspected fuel leak from #1 engine. The #1 engine was shut down in response to running the required checklist. A mayday was declared with a diversion plan to Varadero/Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (MUVR), Cuba. The flight landed safely in MUVR. The aircraft will remain grounded in MUVR until maintenance arrives to inspect and determine the required repairs."
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 28, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Fuel leak

Airline
Swoop Airlines

Flight number
WO-646

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Kingston, Jamaica

Aircraft Registration
C-GDMP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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