Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Jun 4th 2024, hard landing
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEW performing flight WS-3627 from Portland,OR (USA) to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 71 people…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Apr 13th 2024, tail strike on landing
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GJWE performing flight WS-3136 from Fort McMurray,AB to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 76 people…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Vancouver on Mar 18th 2024, hydraulic leak
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GENK performing flight WS-3282 from Prince George,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 82 people…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Edmonton on Jan 28th 2024, engine failure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEW performing flight WS-3394 from Edmonton,AB to Calgary,AB (Canada), was climbing out of…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Edmonton on Nov 17th 2023, unsafe gear indication
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FNEN performing flight WS-3120 from Fort McMurray,AB to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 72 people…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Aug 19th 2023, rejected takeoff
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GEEN performing flight WS-4748 from Calgary,AB to Kamloops,BC (Canada) with 47 passengers…
Westjet Encore DH8D near Kelowna on Mar 2nd 2023, engine shut down in flight
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GVEN performing flight WS-3252 from Kamloops,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 74 passengers…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on May 31st 2023, engine fire
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEN performing flight WS-9820 from Calgary,AB to Chipewyan,AB (Canada) with 4 crew, was in…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Prince George on Feb 26th 2023, gear hiccup
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEZ performing flight WS-3298 from Prince George,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 78…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Comox on Jan 2nd 2023, engine fire indication
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FHEN performing flight WS-3210 from Comox,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 78 passengers and 4…
Westjet Encore DH8D enroute on Nov 19th 2022, door open indication
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GVEN performing flight WS-3185 from Vancouver,BC to Victoria,BC (Canada) with 71 passengers…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Victoria on Oct 2nd 2022, rejected takeoff due to generator failure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEW performing flight WS-3114 from Victoria,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 76 passengers…
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Westjet DH8D near Ottawa on Apr 27th 2022, electrical problem
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEN performing flight WS-3539 from Montreal,QC to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 74 passengers…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Mar 13th 2022, turbulence injures captain and cabin crew
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWRE performing flight WS-3613 from Seattle,WA (USA) to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 62 people…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Kamloops on Feb 11th 2022, flaps problem
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWFE performing flight WR-3540 from Kamloops,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 71 passengers…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Vancouver on Jan 21st 2022, gear problem on departure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FENO performing flight WS-3202 from Vancouver,BC to Fort Saint John,BC (Canada) with 17…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Kelowna on Dec 29th 2021, cabin did not pressurize
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWUE performing flight WS-3312 from Kelowna,BC to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 66 passengers…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Terrace on Sep 28th 2021, hot duct warning for both cockpit and cabin
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GJWE performing flight WS-3448 from Terrace,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 10 passengers…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Sep 11th 2021, all gear unsafe on approach
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GENM performing flight WS-3210 from Comox,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 55 passengers and 4…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Jan 25th 2021, propeller overspeed
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEP performing flight WS-3139 from Calgary,AB to Fort McMurray,AB (Canada) with 25…
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Westjet Encore DH8D enroute on Nov 2nd 2020, hydraulic leak
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GEEN performing flight WS-3298 from Prince George,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 16…
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Westjet Encore DH8D near Calgary on Oct 7th 2020, hydraulic leak
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GEEN performing flight WS-3171 from Calgary,AB to Comox,BC (Canada) with 78 people on board,…
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Westjet Encore DH8D near Toronto on Aug 28th 2020, flap power problem
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWUE performing flight WS-3456 from Toronto,ON to Moncton,NB (Canada) with 12 people on…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Toronto on Jul 2nd 2020, flaps problem
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWJK performing flight WS-3516 from London,ON to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 43 people on…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Montreal on Mar 31st 2020, mistrim and stiff flight controls
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FENO performing flight WS-3538 from Toronto,ON to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 21 passengers…
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Westjet Encore DH8D near Terrace on Mar 17th 2020, cargo smoke indication
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEN performing flight WS-3108 from Terrace,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 30 passengers…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Edmonton on Jul 19th 2019, abnormal runway contact
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FKWE performing flight WS-3362 from Fort McMurray,AB to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 70…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Kelowna and Vancouver on Jan 12th 2020, fuel emergency, landed below final fuel reserve
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWJK performing flight WS-3260 from Victoria,BC to Kelowna,BC (Canada) with 23 passengers…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Vancouver on Nov 11th 2019, vibrations in icing conditions
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GLWJ performing flight WS-3297 from Vancouver,BC to Prince George,BC (Canada) with 78…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Montreal on Nov 14th 2019, smoke from windshield
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FNEN performing flight WS-3524 from Toronto,ON to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 63 passengers…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Toronto on Oct 19th 2019, hydraulic leak
A Westjet Encode de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEQ performing flight WS-3537 from Toronto,ON to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 82 people on…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Regina on Sep 23rd 2019, gear door did not close
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEF performing flight WS-3227 from Regina,SK to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 45 people on…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at London on Aug 19th 2019, flapless landing
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GEEN performing flight WS-3439 from Toronto,ON to London,ON (Canada) with 39 passengers and…
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Westjet Encore DH8D near Edmonton on Mar 20th 2019, hydraulic fault prompts flapless landing
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FENJ performing flight WR-3240/WS-3240 from Edmonton,AB to Grande Prairie,AB (Canada) with…
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Westjet Encore DH8D enroute on Jan 17th 2019, door indication
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEP performing flight WS-3265 from Calgary,AB to Kelowna,BC (Canada), was enroute when the…
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Westjet Encore DH8D near Edmonton on Jan 6th 2019, dual generator failure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEP performing flight WR-3125 from Edmonton,AB to Kelowna,BC (Canada) with 57 people on…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Edmonton on Nov 29th 2018, unsafe gear after manual gear extension
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FIWE performing flight WR-3222 from Kelowna,BC to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 24 passengers…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Jul 12th 2018, burst tyre on departure and on landing
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEP performing flight WS-3278 from Calgary,AB to Saskatoon,SK (Canada) with 77 passengers…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Nanaimo on Mar 20th 2018, smoke on board
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GJEN performing flight WS-3161 from Vancouver,BC to Nanaimo,BC (Canada) with 57 passengers…
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Westjet Encore DH8D enroute on Jun 10th 2018, turbulence injures flight attendant
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FNEN performing flight WS-3176 from Victoria,BC to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 50 passengers…
Westjet Encore DH8D near Prince George on Feb 14th 2018, engine fire indication
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GENM performing flight WS-3205 from Fort St. John,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 44…
Westjet Encore DH8D near Sydney and Halifax on Jan 16th 2018, door indication, later loss of pressure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GDEN performing flight WS-3483 from Sydney,NS to Halifax,NS (Canada) with 22 passengers and…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Winnpeg on Nov 29th 2017, rejected takeoff due to engine oil indication
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEO performing flight WS-3234 from Winnipeg,MB to Saskatoon,SK (Canada) with 68 people on…
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Westjet Encore DH8D near Fort McMurray on Oct 24th 2017, sparks and flames in cockpit, shattered windshield
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FQWE performing flight WS-3177 from Calgary,AB to Yellowknife,NT (Canada) with 52 passengers…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Kelowna on Nov 1st 2017, cabin pressure problem
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GENK performing flight WS-3198 from Kelowna,BC to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 77 passengers…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Toronto and London on Oct 15th 2017, landed below minimum fuel
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GVWE performing flight WR-3427/WS-3427 from Quebec City,QC to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 82…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Sep 18th 2017, turbulence injures both flight attendants
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FQWE performing flight WS-3304 from Nanaimo,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 76 passengers and…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Toronto on May 11th 2017, don't need fuel THAT urgently
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FQWE performing flight WS-3459 from Ottawa,ON to Toronto,ON (Canada), was on final approach…
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Westjet Encore DH8D near Calgary on Jan 28th 2017, turbulence injures flight attendant
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FENO performing flight WS-3180 from Comox,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 80 people on board,…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Toronto on Jan 14th 2017, unusual noises on final approach
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GVEN performing flight WS-3508 from London,ON to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 30 people on…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Prince George on Nov 22nd 2016, unsafe nose gear
A Westjet Encode de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GENU performing flight WS-3105 from Vancouver,BC to Terrace,BC (Canada) with 42 people on…
Westjet Encore DH8D near Calgary on Sep 22nd 2016, hydraulic failure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FUWE performing flight WS-3251 from Edmonton,AB to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 40 people, was…
Westjet Encore DH8D near Boston on Sep 6th 2016, developing hydraulic issues
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEF performing flight WS-3713 from Halifax,NS (Canada) to Boston,MA (USA) with 69 people on…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Vancouver on Aug 7th 2016, cabin did not depressurize
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GLWJ performing flight WS-3106 from Terrace,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 82 people on…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Edmonton on Jul 29th 2016, flaps up landing
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GEEN performing flight WS-3291 from Calgary,AB to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 54 people on…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Jul 26th 2016, hydraulic failure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GEEN performing flight WS-3280 from Penticton,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 87 people on…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Kelowna on Jul 26th 2016, airy hydraulic system
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FQWE performing flight WS-3119 from Kelowna,BC to Victoria,BC (Canada) with 25 people on…
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Westjet Encore DH8D near Halifax on May 22nd 2016, loss of cabin pressure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GJWE performing flight WS-3505 from Halifax,NS to Ottawa,ON (Canada) with 11 people on…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Thunder Bay on Apr 4th 2016, flaps up landing
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GTWE performing flight WS-3415 from Toronto,ON to Thunder Bay,ON (Canada) with 56 people,…
Westjet Encore DH8D enroute on Feb 9th 2016, electrical problems, after landing evidence of fire discovered
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEP performing flight WS-3240 from Terrace,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 31 people on…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Winnipeg on Aug 4th 2014, runway incursion
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FOEN performing flight WEN-3112 from Winnipeg,MB to Thunder Bay,ON (Canada) with 39 people…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Sep 5th 2015, loss of separation as result of ILS receiver problem
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FIWE performing flight WS-3207 from Edmonton,AB to Calgary,AB (Canada), was on approach to…
Westjet Encore DH8D at Regina on Apr 19th 2015, rejected takeoff due to engine oil pressure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEQ performing flight WS-3268 from Regina,SK to Winnipeg,MB (Canada) with 41 people on…
Westjet Encore DH8D near Thunder Bay on Jan 28th 2015, cargo door seal blew out
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FOWE performing flight WS-3214 from Thunder Bay,ON to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 19 passengers…
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Westjet Encore DH8D at Calgary on Apr 3rd 2014, runway incursion
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FHEN performing flight WEN-3259 from Edmonton,AB to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 80 people on…
Westjet Encore DH8D near Winnipeg on Feb 10th 2014, nose gear steering problem
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEO performing flight WS-3268 from Regina,SK to Winnipeg,MB (Canada) with 37 people on…
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