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Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered HK5378 operated by Fast on 17/10/2022 at Monteria

Déroutement, atterrissage bas niveau carburant

Responsible entity

Colombia - AIB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Colombian authorities:

During the arrival to MDE terminal area, the flight crew listened to other aircraft on the frequency reporting missed approaches at MDE due to meteorological conditions; after a couple of circuits in holding, the flight crew decided to proceed to Los Garzones Airport (MTR) in Monteria (SKMR) as alternate. While enroute to MTR, at approximately 18:40 UTC, the flight crew declared MAYDAY FUEL EMERGENCY - SQUAWKING 7700.

The flight landed at approximately 19:07 UTC in MTR and it taxied to the assigned parking position without further incident.

According to information retrieved from FDA, the flight landed with 282 kg of fuel and it had 236 kg remaining when engines were shut-down.