Air China B773 over Hudson Bay on Jun 4th 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: June 7, 2016 / 19:40:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-818
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2046
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The airline confirmed engine trouble prompted the diversion to Winnipeg, the passengers were taken to hotels to wait for the replacement aircraft that has been dispatched to Winnipeg.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration B-2045 was dispatched to Winniepeg, resumed flight CA-818 as flight CA-9818 and reached Beijing with a delay of 28.5 hours.
On Jun 7th 2016 the Canadian TSB reported the right hand engine's transfer gear box had failed.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Winnipeg about 66 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-818
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2046
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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