Thunderstorms in Madrid on Jul 26th 2012, landings, diversions, fuel emergencies and Ryanair

Last Update: June 28, 2013 / 14:16:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2012

Classification
News

Airline
Ryanair

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Spain's CIAIAC released their final report into the events of Madrid and Valencia of Jul 26th 2012 incorporated into the final report into another incident, see Incident: Ryanair B738 at Alicante and Valencia on May 14th 2010, fuel emergency.

The CIAIAC in that report into the other occurrence did not take separate conclusions of the events in Madrid and Valencia of Jul 26th 2012, but analysed only:

"Before this report was approved, there were a series of missed approaches at Madrid Barajas due to storms and subsequent diversions to the Valencia Airport. During these diversions (seventeen in all), four emergency declarations were made due to fuel. Of these four emergency declarations, three involved the airline Ryanair. Following the initial evaluation, it was concluded that the fuel calculated by each of the Ryanair aircraft was the minimum required by law, and that all of the crews had added extra fuel, justifying this in the flight plan due to adverse weather or to weather-related delays. In fact two of the three Ryanair aircraft landed with a fuel amount in excess of final reserve despite having declared an emergency as per their Operations Manual, since they expected to land with an amount of fuel that was below final reserve.

According to TACC Valencia’s report involving ATM safety events and incidents, four aircraft diverted to LEAL reported being low on fuel without declaring an emergency.

The incidents that occurred in July 2012 are thus regarded to be similar to those considered in this report. Since the recommendations in this report had not yet been published and therefore evaluated or implemented by the affected parties, it was concluded that an individual investigation into these cases would not lead to the formulation of different conclusions or recommendations than those noted in this report, though the presentation of said cases would further strengthen the arguments on which some of the recommendations issued herein are based."
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 26, 2012

Classification
News

Airline
Ryanair

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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