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| Date: | Sunday 4 March 2018 |
| Time: | 10:02 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8FN (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Sunwing Airlines |
| Registration: | C-GKVL |
| MSN: | 37076/3147 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 113 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Toronto–Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
| Aruba-Reina Beatrix Airport (AUA/TNCA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Sunwing Airlines, was conducting flight WG706 from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl (CYYZ), ON to Aruba/Reina Beatrix Intl (TNCA), Aruba with 6 crew members and 107 passengers on board. Shortly after the departure behind an Airbus A320 (D-AICA, operating Air Transat TS3824) off runway 23 at CYYZ, with a visual separation of approximately 2-3 miles, the aircraft encountered wake turbulence through 2000 feet ASL. An uncommanded roll to the right was halted with full aileron deflection, but only enough to maintain a bank angle of approximately 25° that lasted approximately 4 seconds. 6 seconds after returning to wings level, a second event of uncommanded roll took place, this time to the left; however this roll was controllable with aileron input and lasted approximately 2 seconds. The flight continued to TNCA without further incident.
Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2019 18:48 | harro | Added |
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