Canada A320 at Ottawa on Dec 15th 2016, thrust reverser unlocked, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: December 21, 2016 / 19:54:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-478
Departure
Ottawa, Canada
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FDCA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Candian TSB reported maintenance replaced the thrust reverser outboard upper blocker door latch and fitting roller, rigged and aligned latch and door and performed functional tests before returning the aircraft to service.
The aircraft had suffered a similiar incident on the left engine in 2015, see Incident: Air Canada A320 at Los Angeles on Oct 19th 2015, rejected takeoff due to reverser unlocked indication.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-478
Departure
Ottawa, Canada
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FDCA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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