Westjet B738 at Vancouver on Jul 7th 2015, wake turbulence in initial climb

Last Update: July 16, 2015 / 20:54:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 7, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WS-724

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWJS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Westjet Boeing 737-800, registration C-FWJS performing flight WS-724 from Vancouver,BC to Toronto,ON (Canada), departed Vancouver's runway 08L following a Philippine Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration RP-C3436 performing flight PR-126 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to New York JFK,NY (USA). When the 737 climbed through 800 feet AGL, the aircraft encountered wake turbulence causing the aircraft to roll to a right bank angle of 40 degrees before the crew recovered the aircraft. The aircraft cotninued to Toronto for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported that the separation between the two aircraft was 5.25nm, the required minimum separation between the heavy and medium aircraft was 5nm.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FWJS
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft Model / Type
737-8CT
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine Type
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 7, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WS-724

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWJS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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