Westjet B737 near Regina on Dec 4th 2012, generator failure and odour on board
Last Update: December 7, 2012 / 21:39:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 4, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-475
Departure
Winnipeg, Canada
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWAZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The Canadian TSB reported there was no visible smoke. Maintenance found the generator control unit had burned out. The unit was replaced.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 4, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-475
Departure
Winnipeg, Canada
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWAZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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