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| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 2020 |
| Time: | 17:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-6CT |
| Owner/operator: | WestJet |
| Registration: | C-GWJU |
| MSN: | 34289/1956 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 85 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton International Airport, AB (YEG/CYEG) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
WestJet flight WJA141, a Boeing 737-600 (C-GWJU) and WestJet flight WJA717, a Boeing 737-700 (C-FZWS) were involved in a ground contact accident at Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR).
WJA141 stopped short of the lead-in line for gate B15, with engines running, awaiting ground crew to marshal the aircraft to the gate. Meanwhile, WJA717 was taxing eastbound on the apron towards the lead-in line for gate B13. The left winglet of C-FZWS contacted the right-hand horizontal stabilizer of C-GWJU. There were no injuries. Both aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Sources:
TSB A20P0011
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 2011 | C-GWJU | Westjet | 0 | 155 NM SW of EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CYEG) | |
non |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2023 16:19 | harro | Added |
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