Jet2 B738 at Palma Mallorca on Aug 27th 2023, landed below final fuel reserve
Last Update: September 20, 2023 / 14:11:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet2.com
Flight number
LS-189
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-DRTW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LEPA
Spain's CIAIAC reported on Sep 20th 2023, that the aircraft needed to extend its flight time of usually 2:30 hours due to storms at Mallorca. The crew was forced to declare Mayday as landing with the final fuel reserve of 1159kg of fuel was no longer ensured. The aircraft finally landed at its destination with 39kg less than the required final fuel reserve (=1120kg of fuel remaining). The CIAIAC are investigating the occurrence.
Metars:
LEPA 271300Z 09013KT 060V120 3000 TSRA FEW008 FEW027CB SCT055 19/18 Q1006 RERA TEMPO 30020KT=
LEPA 271240Z 06015KT 3000 TSRA FEW008 FEW027CB SCT060 19/18 Q1007 RERA TEMPO 30020KT 2000 TSRA=
LEPA 271230Z 05012KT 020V090 3000 +RA VCTS FEW008 FEW027CB SCT060 20/18 Q1009 TEMPO 30020KT 2000 TSRA=
LEPA 271222Z 04015KT 6000 +RA VCTS FEW008 FEW027CB SCT060 20/18 Q1009 TEMPO 30020KT 2000 TSRA=
LEPA 271200Z 07014KT 040V100 6000 -RA VCTS FEW008 FEW027CB SCT060 20/18 Q1008 TEMPO 30020KT 2000 TSRA=
LEPA 271130Z 07010KT 050V120 6000 -RA FEW012 FEW027CB SCT060 20/18 Q1008 RERA TEMPO 30020KT 2000 TSRA=
LEPA 271115Z 03005KT 350V100 6000 -RA FEW014 FEW027CB SCT060 19/17 Q1008 RERA NOSIG=
LEPA 271100Z 03005KT 330V070 1600 R24L/P2000 R24R/1400U +RA VCTS SCT014 FEW027CB SCT060 19/18 Q1009 NOSIG=
LEPA 271051Z 01007KT 330V060 1600 +RA VCTS SCT014 FEW027CB SCT060 20/17 Q1009 NOSIG=
LEPA 271030Z 35013KT 320V020 3000 RA VCTS SCT014 FEW027CB SCT066 20/17 Q1008 NOSIG=
LEPA 271021Z 34015G29KT 300V010 6000 RA VCTS SCT014 FEW027CB SCT066 20/17 Q1007 NOSIG=
LEPA 271000Z 34014G25KT 300V010 4000 RA VCTS SCT014 FEW027CB SCT066 21/18 Q1007 RETSRA NOSIG=
LEPA 270942Z 33016KT 4000 -TSRA SCT011 FEW027CB SCT066 19/18 Q1008 RETSRA NOSIG=
LEPA 270930Z 31022G35KT 280V340 1600 TSRA SCT011 FEW027CB SCT066 20/17 Q1010 NOSIG=
LEPA 270916Z 29019G35KT 250V340 1600 R06L/1700U R06R/0900U +TSRA SCT011 FEW030CB SCT065 19/19 Q1009 NOSIG=
LEPA 270904Z 25021G51KT 1000 R24L/P2000 R24R/P2000 +TSRA FEW018 FEW030CB SCT065 23/18 Q1009 NOSIG=
LEPA 270900Z 08014KT 050V110 9999 FEW018 FEW030CB SCT065 26/21 Q1005 NOSIG=
LEPA 270830Z 06013KT 020V080 9999 FEW018 FEW030TCU SCT065 26/21 Q1005 NOSIG=
LEPA 270800Z 06010KT 020V080 9999 FEW020 FEW030TCU SCT065 26/21 Q1005 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet2.com
Flight number
LS-189
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-DRTW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LEPA
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