Transat B738 at Montreal on Sep 6th 2017, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: September 12, 2017 / 19:44:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 6, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air Transat

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
Samana, Dominican Republic

Aircraft Registration
C-GTQB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Air Transat Boeing 737-800, registration C-GTQB performing positioning flight TS-79 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Samana (Dominican Republic) with 6 crew on board, was in the initial climb out of Montreal when the left hand engine (CFM56) failed prompting the crew to work the severe engine damage checklist and shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Montreal for a safe landing on runway 24R and taxied to the apron following inspection by emergency services.

The Canadian TSB reported that turbine metal was released by the engine and punctured the left hand horizontal stabilizer.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 5 days, then returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GTQB
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Main Owner
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 6, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air Transat

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
Samana, Dominican Republic

Aircraft Registration
C-GTQB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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