Westjet B738 near Los Angeles on Apr 10th 2025, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: April 26, 2025 / 09:01:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1433
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FYBK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found a pool of oil underneath the left hand engine's integrated drive generator drain and found a damaged gearbox seal. Metal was found in the AGB/TGB screen, the starter was replaced. Debris was also found in the magnetic chip detector, the engine was replaced.
The aircraft returned to service on Apr 20th 2025.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1433
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Edmonton, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FYBK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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