Westjet B738 at Calgary on Jun 25th 2024, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: July 5, 2024 / 19:41:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1572
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FZRM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration C-GWRG reached Houston with a delay of about 5:40 hours.
The Canadian TSB reported: "During aircraft rotation on takeoff from CYYC, the tail of the aircraft made contact with the runway surface. When the aircraft was established in cruise at FL350, the flight crew consulted with company maintenance and the decision was made to return to CYYC. The flight crew ran the checklist for a tail strike and depressurized the cabin, declared a PAN PAN with air traffic services and requested aircraft rescue and firefighting for the landing. The aircraft completed an uneventful approach and overweight landing. Company maintenance conducted a tail strike inspection and overweight landing inspection with no issues found."
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 68 hours after landing back.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1572
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FZRM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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