Westjet B737 near Winnipeg on Jul 31st 2015, fuel imbalance

Last Update: August 7, 2015 / 21:58:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 31, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WS-672

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GTWS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Westjet Boeing 737-700, registration C-GTWS performing flight WS-672 from Calgary,AB to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 141 people on board, was enroute at FL390 about 100nm west of Winnipeg,MB (Canada) when the crew detected a 1400lbs fuel imbalance, worked the related checklists but was unable to resolve the imbalance and diverted to Winnipeg for a safe landing about 20 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported the right hand fuel quantity indication system had failed.
Aircraft Registration Data
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C-GTWS
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Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft Model / Type
737-76N
ICAO Aircraft Type
B737
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 31, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WS-672

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GTWS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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