Westjet B737 near Kelowna on Jun 16th 2012, suspected fuel leak prompts engine shut down in flight

Last Update: June 19, 2012 / 19:50:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WS-660

Destination
Edmonton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FEWJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Westjet Boeing 737-700, registration C-FEWJ performing flight WS-660 from Vancouver,BC to Edmonton,AB (Canada), was enroute at FL360 about 60nm northwest of Kelowna,BC when the crew began to suspect a fuel leak on the right hand engine and shut the engine down. The aircraft diverted to Kelowna for a safe landing about 38 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported that maintenance found no evidence of a fuel leak, the cause of a fuel imbalance indication however is under investigation by company maintenance.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WS-660

Destination
Edmonton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FEWJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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