Westjet B738 enroute on Nov 14th 2022, unreliable airspeed

Last Update: November 18, 2022 / 21:00:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 14, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-2419

Departure
Cancun, Mexico

Destination
Saskatoon, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWSR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Westjet Boeing 737-800, registration C-GWSR performing flight WS-2419 from Cancun (Mexico) to Saskatoon,SK (Canada) with 171 people on board, was enroute at FL360 near Baton Rouge,LA (USA) when the crew received indication the airspeeds did disagree. The crew worked the related checklist and determined the captain's IAS was unreliable. The crew subsequently declared PAN PAN and requested to descend to FL340 and a block altitude due to turbulence, discussed the issues with maintenance. The first officer took control of the aircraft and continued to destination on stand by instruments. The aircraft landed safely in Saskatoon about 3.5 hours after declaring PAN PAN.
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 14, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-2419

Departure
Cancun, Mexico

Destination
Saskatoon, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWSR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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