Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Jul 12th 2018, burst tyre on departure and on landing

Last Update: August 2, 2018 / 21:15:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3278

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
Saskatoon, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWEP

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEP performing flight WS-3278 from Calgary,AB to Saskatoon,SK (Canada) with 77 passengers and 4 crew, was in the initial climb out of Calgary's runway 17L when the crew reported they blew a tyre on departure and likely had sustained damage to the gear assembly. The aircraft returned to Calgary for a landing on runway 17L about 24 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft blew the #3 tyre (right inboard main tyre) during the takeoff roll and blew the #4 tyre on landing. The TSB wrote: "There was collateral damage to the refuel door, RH landing gear doors, RH main landing gear electrical harness and dents to the RH right hand flap."
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Aircraft Model / Type
DHC-8-402
ICAO Aircraft Type
DH8D
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3278

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
Saskatoon, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWEP

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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