Westjet B737 near Calgary on Mar 10th 2017, burning odour in cabin
Last Update: March 21, 2017 / 21:23:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-555
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FIWJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft was climbing through 7000 feet out of Calgary when a burning odour in the cabin occurred. The crew subsequently declared emergency and returned to Calgary. Maintenance inspected the aircraft and found no faults. Checking the technical log it was found the #2 engine had been replaced immediately prior to the flight. A high power run was performed on both engines with no smell detected. Bleed valves and ducts were checked for oil contamination, none was found. A verification flight was completed with no odour.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service 21 hours after landing back into Calgary.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-555
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FIWJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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