CADORS: Report

CADORS Number:

2016O0730

Occurrence Category(ies):

Other

Occurrence Information

Occurrence Type:	Incident	Occurrence Date:	2016-04-16
Occurrence Time:	0126 Z	Day Or Night:	night-time
Fatalities:	0	Injuries:	0
Canadian Aerodrome ID:		Aerodrome Name:
Occurrence Location:	In the vicinity of: TORONTO / LESTER B. PEARSON INTL ON (CYY
Province:	Ontario	TC Region:	Ontario Region
Country:	Canada	World Area:	North America
Reported By:	• NAV CANADA	AOR Number:	199523-V1
TSB Class Of Investigation:		TSB Occurrence No:

Occurrence Event Information

• Weather balloon, meteor, rocket, CIRVIS/UFO

Aircraft Information

Registration Mark:	FONK	Foreign Registration:
Flight #:	WJA673	Flight Rule:	IFR
Aircraft Category:	Aeroplane	Country of Registration:	Canada
Make:	BOEING	Model:	737-8CT
Year Built:	2015	Amateur Built:	No
Engine Make:	CFM INTERNATIONAL	Engine Model:	CFM56-7B27/E
Engine Type:	Turbo fan	Gear Type:	Land
Phase of Flight:	Climb	Damage:	No Damage
Owner:	Westjet
Operator:	WESTJET (8893)
Operator Type:	Commercial	CARs Subpart:	705

Aircraft Event Information

Occurrence Summary

Date Entered:	2016-04-26
Narrative:	A WestJet Boeing 737-8CT (C-FONK / WJA673) from Toronto, ON (CYYZ) to Calgary, AB (CYYC) level at 7000' westbound approx 8NM north of CYYZ reported observing a bright light that went over them opposite direction. Nearest traffic was an Air Canada Airbus A321-211 (C-GIUE / ACA102) from Vancouver, BC (CYVR) to Toronto, ON (CYYZ) restricted above approximately 3 miles north of WJA673.