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| Date: | Friday 1 February 2008 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-76N |
| Owner/operator: | WestJet |
| Registration: | C-GLWS |
| MSN: | 32581/1009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Thunder Bay Airport, ON -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
| YQT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Westjet Airlines Limited Boeing 737 aircraft (operating as WJA493) was concluding a scheduled IFR flight from Toronto Pearson (CYYZ) to Thunder Bay (CYQT). After landing, WJA493 taxiied off the edge of RWY 25 during a backtrack turn near the threshold of RWY 07. Thunder Bay airport closed to arrivals from 2027Z to 2236Z.
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 February 2008 | C-GLWS | Westjet | 0 | Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW) | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2008 21:09 | relax630 | Added |
| 04-Feb-2008 12:27 | harro | Updated |
| 20-Jul-2008 03:13 | Florian | Updated |
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