Westjet B737 at Las Vegas on Feb 16th 2023, damaged 6 runway edge lights during takeoff, noticed only a week later
Last Update: March 1, 2023 / 19:52:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1447
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWCN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
Airport ICAO Code
KLAS
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft damaged 6 runway edge lights along the right hand side of the runway, the crew remained unaware of the collisions and continued to Edmonton. Seven days after the occurrence Las Vegas' Airport Authority informed Westjet about the damage, Westjet in turn notified the TSB. The TSB further reported that damage to both nose tyres had been noted the day after the occurrence, both tyres were replaced with no further damage found.
Metars:
KLAS 170456Z 04007KT 10SM SCT250 06/M16 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP271 T00611156=
KLAS 170356Z 02007KT 10SM FEW250 07/M16 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00671156=
KLAS 170256Z 02007KT 10SM FEW250 07/M17 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00721167 53003=
KLAS 170156Z 08004KT 10SM FEW250 07/M16 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00721156=
KLAS 170056Z 08010KT 10SM SCT250 08/M17 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP263 T00831167=
KLAS 170003Z 12003KT 10SM BKN250 09/M19 A3029 RMK AO2 T00891189=
KLAS 162356Z 05005G15KT 10SM BKN250 09/M18 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP263 T00941183 10100 20056 56014=
KLAS 162256Z 07006KT 10SM BKN250 09/M18 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP267 T00891178=
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1447
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GWCN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
Airport ICAO Code
KLAS
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