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Broken Rotor Blade Caused WestJet Fire, Forced Landing in Kelowna, B.C.: Safety Board
Investigators said WestJet and its partners have added inspections after two other engines were found with fractured compressor rotor blades.
- The Transportation Safety Board released its investigation report Tuesday regarding a March 2, 2023, incident where a fractured rotor blade forced a WestJet Encore flight to divert to Kelowna shortly after departing Kamloops Airport.
- Carrying 78 people—74 passengers and four crew members—the WestJet flight declared an emergency after an engine fire warning sounded during the climb to cruising altitude. The crew shut down the affected engine and landed safely on one engine at Kelowna International Airport.
- Investigators determined a fractured rotor blade in the engine compressor caused a power surge; the engine control system subsequently increased fuel flow, igniting a fire in the exhaust stream manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada.
- Following the incident, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Havilland Aircraft, and WestJet implemented comprehensive inspection, monitoring, and software changes to mitigate the risk of future rotor blade failures.
- Subsequent WestJet inspections identified two additional engines with fractured compressor rotor blades, prompting further fleet-wide safety measures and reinforcing the scope of the structural defect across the airline's aircraft.
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Fractured rotor blade forced WestJet emergency landing in Kelowna in 2023, TSB finds
The Transportation Safety Board says a broken rotor blade caused an engine fire that forced a WestJet aircraft to make an emergency landing at the airport in Kelowna, B.C., in March 2023.
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Broken rotor blade caused WestJet fire, forced landing in Kelowna, B.C.: safety board
A safety board report released Tuesday describes the incident involving a WestJet De Havilland Dash 8-400 bound for Calgary on March 3, 2023.
·Toronto, Canada
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Investigation blames fractured rotor blade for Westjet’s diverted Kamloops-to-Calgary flight in 2023
Paint discoloration (above the O) of the cowling of the WestJet Encore aircraft, which the TSB says is indicative of high temperatures caused by the engine fire. (Image Credit: TSB Canada/Contributed)
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