Westjet B738 at Toronto on Oct 1st 2019, runway excursion on landing
Last Update: November 5, 2019 / 20:43:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1229
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FWSE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
CYYZ
The Canadian TSB reported that after arrival at the gate damage to the left hand outboard main tyre and the lower anti skid wiring conduit of the left hand gear was found. A runway inspection the following day revealed a left runway edge light about half way down the runway was missing, the light was subsequently found in the grass about 30 feet from its installed location. Convective weather and reduced visibility due to heavy rainfall were observed at the time of the landing. The left hand main tyre and the anti-skid conduit were replaced.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 20.5 hours after landing.
Metars:
CYYZ 012200Z 20009KT 10SM FEW010 FEW050CB FEW060 BKN100 BKN130 22/21 A2986 RMK SF1CB1SC1AC3AC2 SF TR SLP111 DENSITY ALT 1600FT=
CYYZ 012139Z 21010G17KT 10SM FEW010 FEW050CB SCT060 BKN110 22/21 A2986 RMK SF1CB1SC3AC3 SF TR CB E SLP114 DENSITY ALT 1600FT=
CYYZ 012100Z CCA 19011KT 180V280 8SM -SHRA FEW050CB BKN060 BKN100 22/22 A2985 RMK CB1SC4AC2 CB E /R12/ SLP109 DENSITY ALT 1700FT=
CYYZ 012049Z 20006KT 160V290 4SM -SHRA BR SCT050CB BKN060 OVC080 22/21 A2985 RMK CB3SC3AC2 PRESFR SLP110 DENSITY ALT 1600FT=
CYYZ 012042Z 28009KT 240V030 3SM R24R/5500VP6000FT/U -SHDZRA BR BKN050CB OVC068 22/21 A2987 RMK CB5AC3 SLP117 DENSITY ALT 1600FT=
CYYZ 012030Z 30010G26KT 2SM R33L/5000VP6000FT/D R33R/3500VP6000FT/D R24R/3500VP6000FT/D -TSRA BR OVC028CB 22/21 A2988 RMK FG2CB6 PRESRR SLP119 DENSITY ALT 1600FT=
CYYZ 012024Z 29020KT 1/2SM R33L/P6000FT/D R33R/P6000FT/D R24R/P6000FT/N R23/P6000FT/D +TSRA VV007 24/22 A2989 RMK RA8 CB ALL QUADS PRESRR SLP121 DENSITY ALT 1800FT=
CYYZ 012019Z 31020KT 2SM TSRA BR OVC047CB 24/22 A2986 RMK FG2CB6 LTGCG SLP111 DENSITY ALT 1900FT=
CYYZ 012000Z 30019G24KT 3SM -TSRA BR OVC045CB 26/22 A2985 RMK CB8 LTGCG SLP109 DENSITY ALT 2100FT=
CYYZ 011946Z 25007KT 8SM -TSRA BKN050CB OVC070 29/20 A2984 RMK CB7AC1 TS S-W SLP105 DENSITY ALT 2400FT=
CYYZ 011937Z 24005KT 10SM -RA BKN051 BKN070 29/20 A2983 RMK SC7AC1 AC TR VSB W 6 SLP103 DENSITY ALT 2400FT=
CYYZ 011900Z 25008G15KT 210V270 15SM BKN050 BKN070 30/20 A2983 RMK SC6AC1 SLP103 DENSITY ALT 2500FT=
CYYZ 011800Z 21015G23KT 15SM FEW050TCU BKN055 BKN070 31/20 A2985 RMK TCU2CU3AC2 TCU W-N SLP106 DENSITY ALT 2700FT=
CYYZ 011730Z 24008G17KT 10SM SCT051 BKN100 BKN220 31/20 A2986 RMK CU4AC1CI1 SLP113 DENSITY ALT 2600FT=
CYYZ 011700Z 24012G20KT 190V250 15SM FEW040 SCT180 BKN220 BKN250 31/20 A2986 RMK CF1AC3CI2CI1 CF TR SLP110 DENSITY ALT 2600FT=
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1229
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FWSE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
CYYZ
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