Westjet B738 at Toronto on Nov 18th 2017, tail "polish"

Last Update: December 1, 2017 / 21:04:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 18, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-1116

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Las Vegas, United States

Aircraft Registration
C-GRTB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Westjet Boeing 737-800, registration C-GRTB performing flight WS-1116 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 165 passengers and 6 crew, was departing Toronto's runway 24R when the crew felt a tail strike during rotation. The crew stopped the climb at 10,000 feet first for about 15 minutes, then climbed briefly to FL200 and descended to 11,000 feet again and depressurized the aircraft. The aircraft burned off fuel for about 2 hours, then returned to Toronto for a safe landing about 2:40 hours after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance performed a tail strike inspection and found the tail skid within serviceable limits and returned the aircraft to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 18, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-1116

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Las Vegas, United States

Aircraft Registration
C-GRTB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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