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| Date: | Tuesday 14 January 2020 |
| Time: | 15:34 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8CT (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | WestJet |
| Registration: | C-GJWS |
| MSN: | 34152/1714 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Victoria International Airport, BC (YYJ/CYYJ) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) |
| Victoria International Airport, BC (YYJ/CYYJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
WestJet flight WS209 diverted to Vancouver, after sustaining a bird strike on approach to Victoria International Airport, Canada. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was on final approach to runway 09 at Victoria when it hit one or more birds. The flight crew performed a go-around and immediately continued to nearby Vancouver Airport, where a safe landing was made at 15:52 UTC.
The aircraft sustaine damage to the nose radome.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/WestJet/status/1217119097969881093
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gjws#2384ff3a
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA209/history/20200114/1410Z/CYYC/CYVR
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 June 2023 | C-GJWS | WestJet | 0 | S of Vancouver, BC | |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
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Media:
NEW: @WestJet flight f/ Calgary to Victoria diverted to Vancouver after reporting a bird strike inbound to YYJ.
— Peter Wagner (@peterjontheair) January 14, 2020
The airline says the plane landed normally, and the plane has been removed from service for safety inspections. @NEWS1130
Here's a photo sent to us by a listener: pic.twitter.com/afh3gjO9Sy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2020 17:35 | harro | Added |
| 14-Jan-2020 17:37 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2020 17:52 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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