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Date: | Monday 29 March 2010 |
Time: | 10:55 LT |
Type: | Boeing 737-8CT (WL) |
Owner/operator: | WestJet |
Registration: | C-GWWJ |
MSN: | 35080/2524 |
Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 158 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) -
Canada
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) |
Destination airport: | Honolulu International Airport - PHNL |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Aborted takeoff of WestJet flight WJA1862 - unspecified technical problems. Two blown tires of the right main-gear.
Sources:
https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/89617982.html https://bc.ctvnews.ca/scary-moments-for-westjet-passengers-in-vancouver-1.496841
http://weather.aviation.ca/content/view/8589/117/
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.theprovince.com/Aborted+takeoff+blows+tires+jolts+passengers/2740868/story.html]
http://en.video.canoe.tv/archive/category/news/tire-problem-forces-westjet-flight-back-to-vancouver/59840073001
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Vancouver+Hawaii+Westjet+aircraft+trouble+takeoff/2740268/story.html]
http://www.airliners.net/photo/WestJet/Boeing-737-8CT/1647719/L (photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Mar-2010 21:03 |
Philly |
Added |
31-Mar-2010 23:06 |
Anon. |
Updated [Registration] |
01-Apr-2010 05:11 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |