Southwest B737 near Ontario on Jan 5th 2015, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: January 7, 2015 / 21:42:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 5, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-861
Departure
Sacramento, United States
Destination
Ontario, United States
Aircraft Registration
N741SA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The airline reported the crew received indications of a possible fuel leak and diverted to Burbank. A faulty fuel indicator was identified and replaced, the aircraft continued to its destination after about one hour on the ground.
The aircraft made the 15 minutes hop to Ontario departing Burbank after about 100 minutes on the ground and reached Ontario with a delay of 100 minutes.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 5, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-861
Departure
Sacramento, United States
Destination
Ontario, United States
Aircraft Registration
N741SA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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