Westjet B738 at Los Angeles on Jul 24th 2017, wake turbulence in initial climb from A321

Last Update: July 27, 2017 / 20:32:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-1513

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWSX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Westjet Boeing 737-800, registration C-GWSX performing flight WS-1513 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 138 passengers and 6 crew, was in the initial climb between 500 feet AGL and 900 feet AGL out of Los Angeles' runway 24L when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing an uncommanded roll and the autopilot to disconnect. The crew took manual control, corrected the roll, notified ATC and continued the flight to destination for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported the turbulence was caused by wake vortices from a preceding departing Airbus A321. ATC had correctly applied separation between both aircraft.
Aircraft Registration Data
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-1513

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GWSX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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