Westjet Encore DH8D near Toronto on Aug 28th 2020, flap power problem

Last Update: September 2, 2020 / 20:38:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 28, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3456

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Moncton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWUE

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWUE performing flight WS-3456 from Toronto,ON to Moncton,NB (Canada) with 12 people on board, was enroute at FL210 about 80nm eastnortheast of Toronto when the crew decided to return to Toronto after receiving a flaps power indication. The aircraft landed safely back in Toronto about 45 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance could not find any faults with the aircraft and suspected the L7 flap control circuit breaker may have been inadvertently pulled by a headphone cord.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GWUE
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Aircraft Model / Type
DHC-8-402
ICAO Aircraft Type
DH8D
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 28, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3456

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Moncton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWUE

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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