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
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
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
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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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