ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212911
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 2018 |
| Time: | 13:06 UTC |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Westjet Encore |
| Registration: | C-GWEJ |
| MSN: | 4557 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Toronto–Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
| Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT/CYQT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
C-GWEJ, a DHC-8-402, operated by Westjet Encore (flight number 3415) was taxiing for departure at Lester B. Pearson Intl, ON (CYYZ) when the left main brake seized which eventually caused both tires to blow. The flight crew declared an emergency. The passengers were off loaded and taken to the terminal by buses. There were no injuries.
Sources:
TSB A18O0084
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2018 19:24 | harro | Added |
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