rehoult

That's kind of awesome. Reads like CBC airplane coverage.

okazon69

That is truly a work of art! ^^

YYZ_TVGuy

I can't pull it up using that reference nor by doing a search with the only fields filled of date 6/1-6/3 and Make=Boeing.

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Stranger

Indeed, looks like they pulled it. Very strange.

rehoult

It's back up now. Looks like the added "TSB Case Closed" to the end of it.

tcook052

http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/lo...b=WinnipegHome

An Air Canada flight heading to San Francisco from Montreal had to be diverted to Winnipeg after its windshield cracked during the flight.

It's possible the plane hit a bird, but the cause of the fractured windshield has not yet been confirmed.

st7860

seriously - what if the pilots were worried the window might fail. would they .....duct tape it?

tcook052

Here's a little more:

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/a...-winnipeg?bn=1

WINNIPEG—An Air Canada flight heading to San Francisco from Montreal had to be diverted to Winnipeg after its windshield cracked during the flight Friday morning.

“I was right there in business class so I heard it going and saw the (flight attendant) panic a little bit,” said Theresa D’Amore, who was aboard the aircraft.

The plane with 82 passengers was over southern Minnesota when the incident happened.

The pilot did not need to declare an emergency and was able to land the plane in Winnipeg without incident.

rehoult

Incident: Air Canada E190 at Vancouver on May 21st 2011, wake turbulence

An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190, registration C-FNAQ performing flight AC-555 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Vancouver,BC (Canada), was on an ILS approach to Vancouver's runway 08L descending through 3000 feet when the aircraft encountered wake turbulence causing the airplane to roll right about 50-60 degrees with an aural "Bank Angle" warning. The crew immediately disconnected the autopilot and hand flew the aircraft to recover a normal approach profile and perform a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported the Embraer was trailing a Boeing 777 about 6nm ahead.

Source: The Aviation Herald (http://avherald.com/h?article=43e298e5&opt=0)

rehoult

Incident: Air Canada E190 near Toronto on Jun 8th 2011, multiple system failures

An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190, registration C-FFYJ performing flight AC-1160 from Edmonton,AB to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 94 people on board, was enroute at FL350 near Winnipeg,MB when the crew received EICAS messages indicating faults in a number of aircraft systems, for example the loss of weather radar, spoilers and flaps as well as the loss of hydraulics causing reduced brakes performance and loss of nose wheel steering. The crew declared PAN reporting non-critical system faults and requested a block altitude between FL350 and FL370. On approach to Toronto the crew declared emergency and performed a safe landing with emergency services on stand by.

The Canadian TSB reported the NIC+ processor module 1 (MAU-1, NIC-1) was replaced, the aircraft tested serviceable thereafter.

Source: The Aviation Herald (http://avherald.com/h?article=43e3810a&opt=0)

rehoult

Incident: Air Canada B773 near Calgary on Jun 14th 2011, smell of smoke in cockpit

An Air Canada Boeing 777-300, registration C-FIUW performing flight AC-850 from Calgary,AB (Canada) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 293 people on board, was enroute at FL330 about 280nm northnortheast of Calgary (and about 150nm northeast of Edmonton,AB) when the crew reported an issue with the main battery and decided to return to Calgary. The aircraft dumped fuel for about 19 minutes and landed safely in Calgary about 75 minutes after the decision to return.

The Canadian TSB reported that the crew sensed the smell of smoke in the cockpit, dumped fuel for 19 minutes and landed safely back in Calgary. Maintenance identified a faulty main battery charger and replaced the charger. An Air Canada investigation into faulty batteries is ongoing.

Source: The Aviation Herald (http://avherald.com/h?article=43e7bf00&opt=0)

rehoult

Incident: Air Canada A320 at Edmonton on Jun 16th 2011, slat problem

An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FKCR performing flight AC-175 from Toronto,ON to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 106 people on board, was on approach to Edmonton's runway 02 when the crew aborted the approach due to a "F/CTL SLATS FAULT" ECAM message and the slats not extending. The relevant checklists were actioned, then the crew declared emergency and performed a safe slat up landing.

The Canadian TSB reported that maintenance replaced a hydraulic motor in the left slat power control unit.

Source: The Aviation Herald (http://avherald.com/h?article=43e93184&opt=0)

Max Power

That's kind of a non-event. A NIC is a Network Interface Card, and a MAU is a Modular Avionics Unit. The NIC passes information onto the backplane of the Modular Avionics Unit. Each MAU has two channels and two NICs.

If one NIC fails, display of some non-critical information will be lost. Any information that is flight-critical is dual-channel, in the sense that it is passed through both channels of the MAU and will not be affected by the failure of one channel.

What happened, in plain and simple language, is that a router failed on the aircraft. The fix is easy, just remove the defective NIC card and replace it with a new one, as shown in the photo below.

I have had this same problem happen while I have been flying (as pilot) aircraft that use almost identical Honeywell avionics, and while it is annoying, it is certainly not a 'safety of flight' concern.

MAU (Modular Avionics Unit) showing card removal

jlisi984

Very interesting, Max Power, thanks for the post! ^^

tcook052

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1250930.html

More than 200 passengers were ordered off an Air Canada flight in Halifax on Tuesday after a traveller reported overhearing two men talk about an explosive.

RCMP spokesman Cpl. Scott MacRae said the flight, headed for London, England, was delayed about two hours while officers and an RCMP dog trained to detect explosives searched Flight 860.

No explosives were found.