Westjet B737 near Calgary on Aug 28th 2013, unidirectional trim
Last Update: August 29, 2013 / 19:21:43 GMT/Zulu time
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                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The Canadian TSB reported the electric trim only worked in one direction.
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
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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