Westjet B737 near Toronto on Feb 22nd 2013, electrical odour in cockpit

Last Update: March 1, 2013 / 21:27:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 22, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WS-2600

Aircraft Registration
C-GWJE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Westjet Boeing 737-700, registration C-GWJE performing flight WS-2600 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Kingston (Jamaica) with 131 people on board, was climbing out of Toronto when the crew stopped the climb at 16,000 feet reporting an electrical burning smell in the cockpit that became noticeable in the cabin as well. The aircraft returned to Toronto for a safe landing on Toronto's runway 06L about 25 minutes after departure. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire or heat.

The Canadian TSB reported that maintenance replaced the coalescer bags on both air conditioning systems, ground run the engines with no smell detectable after 10 minutes and returned the aircraft to service. The airline filed a service difficulty report and is monitoring the aircraft on further flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 22, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WS-2600

Aircraft Registration
C-GWJE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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