Westjet B738 near Vancouver on Oct 25th 2012, APU overheat detector failure
Last Update: November 7, 2012 / 23:23:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1852
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Kahului, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FWSE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration C-GWSZ reached Kahului with a delay of 5.5 hours.
The Canadian TSB reported that maintenance identified the APU tailpipe overheat detector loop had a higher electrical resistance than permitted. The APU overheat detector assembly and fire overheat element were replaced. A service difficulty report was filed.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1852
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Kahului, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FWSE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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