A Westjet Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-GFJM performing flight WS-707 from Toronto,ON to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 183 people on board, was on short final to Vancouver's runway 08R descending between 700 and 300 feet AGL when the left hand engine (Leap) lost power, the aircraft on autopilot drifted to the left and the airspeed reduced by about 7 knots, the crew observed an engine fail and autothrottle caution light. The captain announced an engine failure, the crew elected to continue the landing. At that time the left engine stabilized again, the parameters returned to normal. The aircraft landed safely with both engines operating normally and taxied to the apron.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance performed numerous activities to troubleshoot the power loss. During a fuel nozzle check a loose B-nut was discovered which was retorqued. The fuel metering unit was also replaced.

The aircraft returned to service on Oct 15th 2025.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA707/history/20251012/1410Z/CYYZ/CYVR


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