Westjet B738 at Las Vegas on Jun 29th 2013, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: July 9, 2013 / 18:51:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 29, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1461
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GZWS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The next departure from runway 07L, also lining up at intersection A8, also experienced engine trouble requiring a return about 5 minutes after WS-1461, see Incident: Allegiant MD88 at Las Vegas on Jun 29th 2013, engine trouble.
On Jul 9th 2013 the Canadian TSB reported the crew received an overheat indication for the right hand engine while climbing through 300 feet AGL. The crew actioned the engine overheat checklist, but the indication remained prompting the crew to action the engine fire checklist including the shut down of the engine and discharge of the first fire bottle, then the overheat indication ceased. The aircraft performed a safe single engine landing, emergency services checked brakes and gear finding no damage, during taxi to the gate one tyre deflated. Maintenance determined an engine fire detector loop was defective and replaced the loop.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 29, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1461
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GZWS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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