Smartwings B738 at Toronto on Jan 29th 2020, noise and vibrations during gear retraction
Last Update: February 14, 2020 / 21:14:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 29, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
WG-600
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Cayo Coco, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
OK-TVT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Canadian TSB reported: "Prior to departure there was an incident during push-back where the ground completed the pushback and disconnected the tow bar, but forget to tell the crew to set the brakes. The aircraft started to roll forward and the flight crew applied the brakes. The aircraft was checked for damage by the ground crew and no apparent damage was found. After landing, Sunwing maintenance inspected the aircraft at the gate and determined that the right nose gear door retraction lever was broken."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 29, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
WG-600
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Cayo Coco, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
OK-TVT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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