ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169712
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| Date: | Thursday 22 August 2013 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K5 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Thomson Airways |
| Registration: | G-FDZG |
| MSN: | 35139/2538 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 176 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Fuerteventura Island Airport (FUE/GCFV) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Lanzarote Airport (ACE/GCRR) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Boeing 737-800 operated by Thomson Airways, was making its approach maneuver at the destination airport on the island of Lanzarote (GCRR).
After planning the approach to runway 03, they received instructions when on the downwind leg to fly over the LTE VOR and make a VOR approach to runway 21, as dictated by the changing wind conditions. Once on final approach, a sudden change in the wind destabilized the approach, as a result of which the crew executed a go-around.
The change in the runway in use at Lanzarote, which returned to its original configuration with runway 03 in use half an hour later, caused congestion problems for the Canaries Approach ACC. This sector is made complex by the proximity of the Lanzarote and Fuerteventura (GCFV) airports, and by how certain runway configurations affect maneuvers between the two airports. In an effort to route arriving traffic, the aircraft were directed to different holding patterns.
Given the problems with arriving traffic, the crew decided to proceed to the alternate airport on the island of Fuerteventura, where they were cleared to make a visual approach. Since the fuel remaining was approaching reserve fuel, the crew declared an emergency (MAYDAY).
The landing proceeded normally and the passengers deplaned in an orderly fashion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/A43B36DC-78AE-4CE4-8080-C34E6CF88847/126517/2013_036_IN_DECLARACION_ENG.pdf
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2014 19:24 | harro | Added |
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