Westjet B737 at Saskatoon on Apr 19th 2018, rejected takeoff due to wrong flap setting
Last Update: May 14, 2018 / 21:32:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-263
Departure
Saskatoon, Canada
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWJT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The Canadian TSB reported the crew recognized the flaps were inadvertently set to 1 degree while they had prepared a flaps 5 reduced thrust takeoff for their aircraft at 177,600 pound and rejected takeoff at about 20 KIAS.
The aircraft departed soon after and reached their destination on schedule.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-263
Departure
Saskatoon, Canada
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWJT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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