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| Date: | Wednesday 29 January 2025 |
| Time: | 15:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7CT (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | WestJet |
| Registration: | C-GWJO |
| MSN: | 33969/1527 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | over Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
| Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
C-GWJO, a Westjet Boeing 737-7CT was operating as flight WJA649 from Toronto/ Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), ON, to Calgary International Airport (CYYC), AB. An emergency was declared with FAA Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center due to a pressurization issue. The crew elected to divert the aircraft to Winnipeg/ James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG), MB. The aircraft circled to burn fuel, emergency services were on standby and the aircraft landed without further incident.
Sources:
TSB A25F0033
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gwjo#38eae79b
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2025 15:56 | ASN | Added |
| 07-Feb-2025 15:57 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, ] |
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