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| Date: | Sunday 25 November 2018 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-6CT |
| Owner/operator: | WestJet |
| Registration: | C-GBWS |
| MSN: | 34288/1931 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 81 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) |
| Kitchener/Waterloo Airport, ON (CYKF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Boeing 737-600 aircraft operated by WestJet Airlines, was conducting flight WS557 from Kitchener/Waterloo, ON (CYKF) to Calgary, AB (CYYC) with 5 crew members and 76 passengers on board. As the aircraft was taxiing into the arrival gate position on the lead in line at CYYC, a safety cone was ingested into the #1 engine (CFM International, CFM56-7B22). The flight crew immediately shut the engine down. There were no injuries to any ground personnel and
damage to the aircraft was limited to the #1 engine. The aircraft was removed form service for maintenance investigation.
The #1 engine was replaced with serviceable unit and the aircraft returned to service.
Sources:
TSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 August 2010 | C-GBWS | WestJet Airlines | 0 | Abbotsford International Airport, BC (YXX/CYXX) | |
non |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2018 19:30 | harro | Added |
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