Westjet B738 at Toronto on Nov 7th 2017, wake turbulence at 300 feet AGL from an A320
Last Update: November 28, 2017 / 23:22:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-2690
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Varadero, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
C-FKRF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft was following an Airbus A320-200 and encountered wake turbulence from 300 feet AGL to 3000 feet MSL. The aircraft "banked left and right considerably during the encounter", the crew notified ATC and continued to destination (editorial note: the TSB did not state the separation between the aircraft).
NAV Canada reported the aircraft ahead was an Air Canada Airbus A320-200 registration C-FTJS performing flight AC-406 from Toronto to Montreal,QC (Canada) and was 3nm ahead of the Boeing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-2690
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Varadero, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
C-FKRF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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