Westjet B737 at Calgary on Jun 26th 2023, rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Last Update: June 30, 2023 / 06:42:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-131

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GSWJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Westjet Boeing 737-700, registration C-GSWJ performing flight WS-131 from Calgary,AB to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 132 passengers and 5 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Calgary's runway 35L when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed after the left hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird at 18:04L (03:04Z Jun 27th). The aircraft came to a safe stop on the runway, however, the brakes seized disabling the aircraft on the runway. Passengers and crew disembarked onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the seized brakes and the aircraft was subsequently towed to a maintenance hangar for further inspections.
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-131

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GSWJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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