Westjet B38M at Vancouver on Oct 12th 2025, engine failure on very short final

Last Update: October 23, 2025 / 18:21:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-707

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFJM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A Westjet Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-GFJM performing flight WS-707 from Toronto,ON to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 183 people on board, was on short final to Vancouver's runway 08R descending between 700 and 300 feet AGL when the left hand engine (Leap) lost power, the aircraft on autopilot drifted to the left and the airspeed reduced by about 7 knots, the crew observed an engine fail and autothrottle caution light. The captain announced an engine failure, the crew elected to continue the landing. At that time the left engine stabilized again, the parameters returned to normal. The aircraft landed safely with both engines operating normally and taxied to the apron.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance performed numerous activities to troubleshoot the power loss. During a fuel nozzle check a loose B-nut was discovered which was retorqued. The fuel metering unit was also replaced.

The aircraft returned to service on Oct 15th 2025.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Canada
Date of Registration
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-707

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFJM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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