Westjet B737 near Calgary on Aug 28th 2013, unidirectional trim

Last Update: August 29, 2013 / 19:21:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 28, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-354

Departure
Victoria, Canada

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWBN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration C-GWBN performing flight WS-354 from Victoria,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 120 people on board, had just reached the top of descent towards Calgary when the crew received stabilizer out of trim caution indication. The crew worked the relevant checklist, declared emergency and used the manual trim for the remainder of the flight. The aircraft landed safely using flaps 15 about 30 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported the electric trim only worked in one direction.
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 28, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-354

Departure
Victoria, Canada

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWBN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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