"Somewhat scary one near Winnipeg" - The AC Master Incidents Thread
May 12, 2011, 6:06 pm
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http://avherald.com/h?article=43c7558a
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The Canadian TSB reported the left wing outboard slat harness was defective and replaced the harness.
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The Canadian TSB reported the left wing outboard slat harness was defective and replaced the harness.
http://avherald.com/h?article=43c67540
The Canadian TSB reported both slat harnesses on the right wing were replaced.
The Canadian TSB reported both slat harnesses on the right wing were replaced.
May 12, 2011, 6:34 pm
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(Only time I experienced an emergency, in over a MM, was one of these.)
May 13, 2011, 9:10 am
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Would an announcement be made to the passengers?
May 13, 2011, 9:16 am
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May 24, 2011, 7:55 pm
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Incident: Air Canada E190 at Vancouver on May 10th 2011, could not retract gear, autopilot failure
An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190, registration C-FLWE performing flight AC-230 from Vancouver,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada), could not retract the landing gear after departure, the crew was also unable to engage the autopilot. The crew decided to return to Vancouver, stopped the climb at 5000 feet and landed safely about 20 minutes after departure.
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the sockets on the nose weight on wheel sensor #2, replaced the nose weight on wheel sensor #1 and carried out gear swings.
Source: The Aviation Herald (http://avherald.com/h?article=43d16470&opt=0)
An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190, registration C-FLWE performing flight AC-230 from Vancouver,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada), could not retract the landing gear after departure, the crew was also unable to engage the autopilot. The crew decided to return to Vancouver, stopped the climb at 5000 feet and landed safely about 20 minutes after departure.
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the sockets on the nose weight on wheel sensor #2, replaced the nose weight on wheel sensor #1 and carried out gear swings.
Source: The Aviation Herald (http://avherald.com/h?article=43d16470&opt=0)
May 25, 2011, 4:11 pm
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http://avherald.com/h?article=43d22508
An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190, registration C-FGLY performing flight AC-511 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 76 people on board, had been dispatched under Minimum Equipment List requirements with the right hand air conditioning system inoperative and was climbing through FL210 out of Toronto, when the crew received a "BLEED 1 LEAK" message and stopped the climb at FL220. The crew actioned the according checklists but noticed that the cabin began to climb at about 1000 feet per minute. Both pilots donned their oxygen masks and initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 feet, the passenger oxygen masks did not deploy. The airplane landed safely on Toronto's runway 06L about 45 minutes after levelling off at FL220.
The Canadian TSB reported that numerous tests were performed. Maintenance finally replaced the air management system controller in command at the time of the incident and released the aircraft to service.
An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190, registration C-FGLY performing flight AC-511 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 76 people on board, had been dispatched under Minimum Equipment List requirements with the right hand air conditioning system inoperative and was climbing through FL210 out of Toronto, when the crew received a "BLEED 1 LEAK" message and stopped the climb at FL220. The crew actioned the according checklists but noticed that the cabin began to climb at about 1000 feet per minute. Both pilots donned their oxygen masks and initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 feet, the passenger oxygen masks did not deploy. The airplane landed safely on Toronto's runway 06L about 45 minutes after levelling off at FL220.
The Canadian TSB reported that numerous tests were performed. Maintenance finally replaced the air management system controller in command at the time of the incident and released the aircraft to service.
Jun 2, 2011, 9:43 am
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http://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns/...ing-storm.html
Air Canada flight diverted to Montreal during storm .Thursday, 02 June 2011 08:10 News - Newsblog .Amidst all the events during last night's storm, an Air Canada flight out of Halifax experienced engine trouble and was unable to land, forcing it to fly to Montreal with only one engine functioning. A look at the plane's flight path here shows it turning back, flying around PEI to its final destination.
Haligonia reader Dave Hung emailed us early this morning with details:
20 minutes into the flight, what appeared to be a sonic boom erupted from the left side of the plane. The cabin director was in mid sentence over the intercom and was obviously panicked. We had no idea what happened for about another 20 minutes, in which time flight attendants were literally running up and down the plane. After another trembling and uninformative voice came over the intercom I developed a fear of flying. Looking out the window was a remarkable sight of the thunderstorm. It was abso-*****-lutely insane (sorry). Shortly after the captain explained that we were only running on one engine, but were safe. We obviously had to turn around be we didn't know where we could land. The weather system was making its way to N.B., so Fredericton was ruled out. We made it to Montreal, with a surprisingly light landing. Several fire trucks and ambulances greeted us at the bottom and an inspection took place. Now we have arrived at a gate. I need a drink.
We contacted Air Canada for comment and received a prompt reply:
Air Canada flight diverted to Montreal during storm .Thursday, 02 June 2011 08:10 News - Newsblog .Amidst all the events during last night's storm, an Air Canada flight out of Halifax experienced engine trouble and was unable to land, forcing it to fly to Montreal with only one engine functioning. A look at the plane's flight path here shows it turning back, flying around PEI to its final destination.
Haligonia reader Dave Hung emailed us early this morning with details:
20 minutes into the flight, what appeared to be a sonic boom erupted from the left side of the plane. The cabin director was in mid sentence over the intercom and was obviously panicked. We had no idea what happened for about another 20 minutes, in which time flight attendants were literally running up and down the plane. After another trembling and uninformative voice came over the intercom I developed a fear of flying. Looking out the window was a remarkable sight of the thunderstorm. It was abso-*****-lutely insane (sorry). Shortly after the captain explained that we were only running on one engine, but were safe. We obviously had to turn around be we didn't know where we could land. The weather system was making its way to N.B., so Fredericton was ruled out. We made it to Montreal, with a surprisingly light landing. Several fire trucks and ambulances greeted us at the bottom and an inspection took place. Now we have arrived at a gate. I need a drink.
We contacted Air Canada for comment and received a prompt reply:
Jun 2, 2011, 10:02 am
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"Sonic boom," eh?
Isn't this a new low in reporting?
BTW sounds like they experienced a contained engine failure. If it were a flameout -which can be spectacular if the unburnt fuel reignites outside- one would think they would have restarted the engine presumably, and continue.
Isn't this a new low in reporting?
BTW sounds like they experienced a contained engine failure. If it were a flameout -which can be spectacular if the unburnt fuel reignites outside- one would think they would have restarted the engine presumably, and continue.
Jun 2, 2011, 11:51 am
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Last night was one of the biggest lightning storms I have ever seen in Halifax. Reports of over 600 lightning strikes hitting the Halifax area and 9,000 lightning bolts within Nova Scotia. Lasted from midnight till 3am.
Here is the CBC article on the incident.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...lightning.html
Here is the CBC article on the incident.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...lightning.html
An Air Canada flight was diverted to Montreal early Thursday after leaving Halifax in the midst of a lightning storm, during which a passenger reported flames coming from an engine.
Flight 860 and its 138 passengers took off for London, England, at about midnight. About 35 minutes later, there was a "malfunction" with the left engine and the pilot turned it off, Air Canada said in an email to CBC News.
Passenger Gwen Martin heard the loud bang.
"At that point the lights went off. The flight attendants were running around. I could tell at that point that it was a serious situation," said Martin, a CBC employee in Halifax.
Martin said the engine on the wing started spewing sparks and flames. She assumed it was a lightning strike.
"There was lightning all around us," she said. "The sky was lit up."
Martin sat terrified in her window seat at the front of the plane. Fear overcame other passengers too.
"They were definitely freaking out because they could see the flames from the engine," she said.
She said the flight attendants called it "a situation." The pilot announced they were diverting to Montreal but didn't confirm a lightning hit.
Wondered if plane should have taken off
Martin began to question whether the plane should have left Halifax in the first place.
"That was on everybody's mind," she said. "Should we have even taken off with lightning around us?"
The plane couldn't return to Halifax because of the bad weather. It landed safely in Montreal about 2½ hours after takeoff.
Isabelle Arthur, a spokeswoman for Air Canada, said the crew followed standard operating procedures.
"We understand that this event was unsettling for passengers but all crew members are fully trained to handle situations of this nature, including our flight attendants ensuring the cabin and passengers are safe for landing," she said in an email.
The plane is out of service while technicians examine the engine.
The thunder and lightning storm blew into Nova Scotia late Wednesday night and moved across the province early Thursday.
Nearly 50,000 homes and businesses were without power at the height of the storm.
Flight 860 and its 138 passengers took off for London, England, at about midnight. About 35 minutes later, there was a "malfunction" with the left engine and the pilot turned it off, Air Canada said in an email to CBC News.
Passenger Gwen Martin heard the loud bang.
"At that point the lights went off. The flight attendants were running around. I could tell at that point that it was a serious situation," said Martin, a CBC employee in Halifax.
Martin said the engine on the wing started spewing sparks and flames. She assumed it was a lightning strike.
"There was lightning all around us," she said. "The sky was lit up."
Martin sat terrified in her window seat at the front of the plane. Fear overcame other passengers too.
"They were definitely freaking out because they could see the flames from the engine," she said.
She said the flight attendants called it "a situation." The pilot announced they were diverting to Montreal but didn't confirm a lightning hit.
Wondered if plane should have taken off
Martin began to question whether the plane should have left Halifax in the first place.
"That was on everybody's mind," she said. "Should we have even taken off with lightning around us?"
The plane couldn't return to Halifax because of the bad weather. It landed safely in Montreal about 2½ hours after takeoff.
Isabelle Arthur, a spokeswoman for Air Canada, said the crew followed standard operating procedures.
"We understand that this event was unsettling for passengers but all crew members are fully trained to handle situations of this nature, including our flight attendants ensuring the cabin and passengers are safe for landing," she said in an email.
The plane is out of service while technicians examine the engine.
The thunder and lightning storm blew into Nova Scotia late Wednesday night and moved across the province early Thursday.
Nearly 50,000 homes and businesses were without power at the height of the storm.
Jun 2, 2011, 2:56 pm
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"ACA860, Boeing 767-300, enroute from Halifax (CYHZ) to London (EGLL), departed from Halifax on Runway 23 at 03:02Z. The aircraft was navigating around weather (numerous cumulonimbus (CB) clouds and lightning). At approximately 03:10Z, while at 20,300 ft and turning east to remain clear of restricted areas south of Halifax capped at 20,000 ft., the aircraft experienced an engine failure, declared "Mayday" and elected to maintain the current heading. The aircraft subsequently descended and penetrated CYD735 and CYD738 (there was no military activity within the airspace). The aircraft turned east and then north while planning the next steps as Halifax was experiencing multiple CB's and lightning on the approaches. ACA860 eventually elected to divert to Montreal (CYUL), exiting the Moncton Flight Information Region (FIR) at approximately 04:30Z."
Jun 2, 2011, 3:12 pm
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Do you have a link to the site this came from I cannot find it at TSB.
"ACA860, Boeing 767-300, enroute from Halifax (CYHZ) to London (EGLL), departed from Halifax on Runway 23 at 03:02Z. The aircraft was navigating around weather (numerous cumulonimbus (CB) clouds and lightning). At approximately 03:10Z, while at 20,300 ft and turning east to remain clear of restricted areas south of Halifax capped at 20,000 ft., the aircraft experienced an engine failure, declared "Mayday" and elected to maintain the current heading. The aircraft subsequently descended and penetrated CYD735 and CYD738 (there was no military activity within the airspace). The aircraft turned east and then north while planning the next steps as Halifax was experiencing multiple CB's and lightning on the approaches. ACA860 eventually elected to divert to Montreal (CYUL), exiting the Moncton Flight Information Region (FIR) at approximately 04:30Z."
Jun 2, 2011, 3:21 pm
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Jun 2, 2011, 5:41 pm
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