Westjet Encore DH8D at Prince George on Feb 26th 2023, gear hiccup

Last Update: March 22, 2023 / 19:30:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3298

Departure
Prince George, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWEZ

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEZ performing flight WS-3298 from Prince George,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 78 passengers and 4 crew, was in the initial climb out of Prince George when the left main gear did not indicate retracted as required. The crew worked the related checklists, extended the gear manually and returned to Prince George for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance installed landing gear pins and the aircraft ferried to Vancouver. Maintenance found air in both the hydraulic reservoirs #1 and #2. The air was removed, the reservoirs serviced with hydraulic fluid, the system was tested servicable, maintenance removed the landing gear pins and returned the aircraft to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FWEZ
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
DH8D
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Encore

Flight number
WS-3298

Departure
Prince George, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWEZ

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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