Westjet B737 at Halifax on Jan 4th 2023, trailing edge flaps locked
Last Update: January 30, 2023 / 20:42:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 4, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-8975
Departure
Halifax, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FWSV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The Canadian TSB reported that the aircraft had already returned to Halifax earlier that morning due to a similiar flaps indication. Maintenance determined a connector was dirty, the connector was cleaned and checked and the aircraft was returned to service. During the occurrence flight the crew received a flaps asymmetry indication at 10,000 feet climbing out of Halifax. The crew verified that the flaps had fully retracted and the aircraft was in a clean configuration, then decided to continue to destination. At the destination they used the alternate flaps system to extend the leading edge devices and performed a 0-degrees flap landing with no airspeed or structural limits being exceeded. Maintenance replaced the #5 skew sensor and connector and by that occasion discovered that the connector had short circuited. The flaps were subsequently tested serviceable.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 4, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-8975
Departure
Halifax, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FWSV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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