Canada A320 near Orlando on Apr 14th 2018, unidentified thump sound during climb
Last Update: April 18, 2018 / 19:17:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 14, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-1219
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Halifax, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FTJR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Canadian TSB reported that the operator's maintenance was called to tow the aircraft to the apron and detected that one of the left main tyres was flat, in addition there was damage to the landing gear doors. The tyre had blown during the climb causing the noise and the damage to the gear doors. The cause of the tyre damage is being investigated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 14, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-1219
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Halifax, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FTJR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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