Westjet Encore DH8D near Fort McMurray on Oct 24th 2017, sparks and flames in cockpit, shattered windshield

Last Update: November 17, 2017 / 20:53:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3177

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
Yellowknife, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FQWE

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FQWE performing flight WS-3177 from Calgary,AB to Yellowknife,NT (Canada) with 52 passengers and 4 crew, was enroute at FL250 about 90nm northwest of Fort McMurray,AB (Canada) when the crew heard a loud pop and observed sparks and flames from the right hand windshield. The crew declared emergency reported a cracked windshield and diverted the aircraft to Fort McMurray for a safe landing about 30 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported the crew heard a loud pop, saw sparks and flames from the right hand windshield and observed the windshield had shattered. The crew declared emergency and initiated a controlled descent to FL100, worked the related checklists and diverted to Fort McMurray for a safe landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3177

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
Yellowknife, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FQWE

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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