B773, vicinity Batam Indonesia, 2022

B773, vicinity Batam Indonesia, 2022

Summary

On 25 October 2022, a Boeing 777-300ER encountered deteriorating weather conditions after initiating a delayed arrival diversion from Singapore Changi to nearby Batam where four approaches were flown and a ‘MAYDAY Fuel’ declared before a landing was achieved. By this time, the fuel remaining was “significantly below final reserve” although the actual figure was not published in the Investigation Report. It was concluded that the delay in commencing the diversion and the inappropriate attempt to perform an autoland on RWY04 at Batam airport by the flight crew contributed to the potentially hazardous circumstances.

Description

On 25 October 2022, a Boeing 777-300ER (9V-SWH) being operated by Singapore Airlines on a scheduled international passenger flight from London Heathrow to Singapore Changi with an augmented flight crew encountered deteriorating weather conditions after initiating a weather diversion to Batam where four approaches were flown and a ‘MAYDAY Fuel’ declared before a landing was finally achieved by which time the fuel remaining had reached a level which was an unquoted amount “significantly below final reserve.

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