Westjet B737 near Port of Spain on May 31st 2013, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: June 5, 2013 / 21:42:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-2773
Departure
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GCWJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found the line 3 bearing in the angle gear box failed clogging the engine oil filter. The gearbox and oil filter were replaced, a service difficulty report was filed.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-2773
Departure
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GCWJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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