Canada A333 at Zurich on Feb 26th 2018, rejected takeoff due to engine stall
Last Update: March 1, 2018 / 16:10:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-879
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GHLM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A replacement Boeing 787-900 registration C-FGDX was dispatched from Toronto to Zurich as flight AC-7064 but was called back to Toronto while enroute at FL410 overhead Newfoundland when it became clear the aircraft would not make it into Zurich before the night curfew.
The occurrence aircraft was repaired, departed the following day and reached Toronto with a delay of 23.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-879
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GHLM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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