Westjet Encore DH8D at Edmonton on Nov 29th 2018, unsafe gear after manual gear extension
Last Update: December 10, 2018 / 21:56:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Westjet Encore
Flight number
WR-3222
Departure
Kelowna, Canada
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FIWE
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance determined the NLGK1 bracket was loose, NLGK1 as well as NGDN1 and NGDN2 required adjustments. A number of gear swings were performed without further anomaly.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
Westjet Encore
Flight number
WR-3222
Departure
Kelowna, Canada
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FIWE
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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