Westjet DH8D near Ottawa on Apr 27th 2022, electrical problem

Last Update: May 16, 2022 / 19:54:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 27, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3539

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWEN

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEN performing flight WS-3539 from Montreal,QC to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 74 passengers and 4 crew, was enroute at FL220 about 70nm west of Montreal and about 10nm east of Ottawa,ON (Canada) when the crew received a #2 DC GEN caution. The crew declared PAN PAN, completed the relevant checklist and diverted to Ottawa for a safe landing on runway 32 about 20 minutes after leaving FL220.

The Canadian TSB reported the #2 generator and the RL2 Relay were replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
DH8D
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 27, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3539

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWEN

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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