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Sep 1, 2019, 8:58 am

#4201

tracon

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AC26 diverted to NRT
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA26

I have a picture of the captain's windshield smashed.
I don't know the source of the photo so I won't post at the moment.

Sep 1, 2019, 9:40 am

#4202

canopus27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tracon

AC26 diverted to NRT
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA26

I have a picture of the captain's windshield smashed.
I don't know the source of the photo so I won't post at the moment.

That would certainly be consistent with the track log - which shows a pretty rapid descent to 10,000 feet, consistent with a depressurization event.

According to flightaware, the flight departed Shanghai at 5pm (Shanghai time), they reached 35,000 feet at 6pm, and the rapid descent started at 6:40pm. Landing at Narita was at 7:27pm.

Sep 1, 2019, 10:06 am

#4203

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Sep 1, 2019, 10:17 am

#4204

tracon

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YVR72 likes this.

Sep 1, 2019, 10:26 am

#4205

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From ExpertFlyer:

DLYD OFF FIRST AVAIL INBND FIN 847 DUE LATE INBND AC25 ACCT RTG FOR ADD FUEL DUE ON ROUTE VOLCANIC ACTIVITY ☨OCM/NRT☨ DIV TO NRT DUE MTC FIN 847 CRACKED WINDSHIELD ☨OCM/NRT☨ CNLD DUE MTC FIN 847

Sep 1, 2019, 10:32 am

#4206

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And there's video of the plane landing at Narita (complete with a closeup of the cracked windshield), here:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/201...059571000.html

Sep 1, 2019, 4:45 pm

#4207

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That's a seriously gibbled windshield. I wonder if it all let go at once.

Sep 1, 2019, 5:31 pm

#4208

RangerNS

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If I'm reading this right, a volcanic rock smashed out the windshield?

Sep 1, 2019, 8:04 pm

#4209

ChrisA330

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RangerNS

If I'm reading this right, a volcanic rock smashed out the windshield?

No. The flight was late departing Shanghai as the inbound flight needed to return to the gate to add fuel to deviate around volcanic activity. Then the flight needed to divert.

Sep 1, 2019, 11:22 pm

#4210

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Quote:

Originally Posted by canopus27

And there's video of the plane landing at Narita (complete with a closeup of the cracked windshield), here:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/201...059571000.html

is that speed tape along the top left of that window?

Sep 2, 2019, 2:51 pm

#4211

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AC0757/02SEP EQU ACA320E01
CTY TML ARR DEP GRND AIR CABINS J Y
YYZ - 1255 - 05.35
SFO 1530 TOTAL TIME YYZSFO 5.35

RMKS/FIN213 DLYD DUE TO CUSTOMS/IMMIGRATION..GMFLT DLY DUE ORG
FIN 213 AIRBORN RTN BACK TO YYZ STN DUE GREEN HYD ISSUE - WAITI
NG FOR FIRST AVAILABLE INB ACFT FIN 240

YYZ 1306 00:11L YYZ?1539 320 SEI AD AA
YYZ?1715 04:20L SFO 1926 03:56L 320 MTF ED EA
YYZ SFO
DEP TML T1 GATE --/F63
ARR TML IN GATE --/-----

Sep 2, 2019, 3:09 pm

#4212

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September 2, 2019 AC8740 YUL ZBF returned to YUL reporting smoke in the cabin.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...740Z/CYUL/CYUL

Sep 2, 2019, 4:01 pm

#4213

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Quote:

RMKS/AIRBORNE RETURN YUL WITH SMOKE IN FLIGHT DECK INFO RECEIVED
FROMYULSTOC AND ACFT DECENDING INTO YUL ON FLIGHT EXPLORER DELAYED AWAITING
FIRAV ACFT/CREW DUE MTC ACFT 314 AOG YUL. FLT NOW REINSTATED TO PRO PAX ZBF/ALT ACFT/CREW SECUREDFOR DEPARTURE.
FLIGHT CNLD DUE ACFT 314 AIRBORNE RETURN YUL WITH SMOKE INFLIGH

YUL 1324 00:06E YUL?1432 DH3 AD AA
YUL?1609 02:39L ZBF 1852 02:41L DH3 MTR AD AA

Sep 2, 2019, 5:39 pm

#4214

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These Dash-8's are getting long in the tooth. FIN 314 29 years and counting! not too mention the thousands and thousands of cycles.

Sep 26, 2019, 1:19 pm

#4215

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bohemian1

Additional sketchy information from CBC that actually mentions CAT:

At least 35 injured from turbulence on Air Canada flight

An update:

https://globalnews.ca/news/5955556/t...air-canada-33/

TSB releases report on ‘severe turbulence’ that injured 37, forced Air Canada flight to divert