Westjet Encore DH8D at Victoria on Oct 2nd 2022, rejected takeoff due to generator failure
Last Update: October 12, 2022 / 19:04:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Encore
Flight number
WS-3114
Departure
Victoria, Canada
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FWEW
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The Canadian TSB reported: "The crew rejected the take-off and a MAYDAY emergency was declared with air traffic control. Once the crew had diagnosed the cause of the warning, the emergency was canceled, and the aircraft was taxied back to the gate without further incident. No one was injured and there was no damage to the aircraft." The TSB reported further that maintenance replaced the No. 2 alternating current generator.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Encore
Flight number
WS-3114
Departure
Victoria, Canada
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FWEW
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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