Westjet B737 near Vancouver on Feb 4th 2013, chicken or tyre?
Last Update: February 14, 2013 / 22:30:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 4, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-434
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWBN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The Canadian TSB reported a maintenance inspection revealed the left hand engine had ingested a bird, which became source of the odour.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 4, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-434
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWBN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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