Westjet B763 at Calgary on Jan 28th 2017, lonesome errant wheel
Last Update: February 10, 2017 / 11:34:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1860
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FOGT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the axle, brake and the remaining three wheels. The TSB wrote: "The errant wheel had damaged a runway sign and was located in the grass, on the east side of the runway near the threshold of Runway 17L. The wheel bearing components have been obtained by the TSB for further examination."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1860
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FOGT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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