Transat A313 near Mont-Joli on May 29th 2018, turbulence causes temporary loss of control
Last Update: June 11, 2018 / 21:12:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-729
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GTSW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300
ICAO Type Designator
A313
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft was about 200nm northeast of Mont-Joli,QC (Canada) when the aircraft encountered moderate to severe turbulence causing a temporary loss of control causing the aircraft to deviate 400 feet above and 300 feet below the assigned flight level. There were no injuries, a post flight inspection revealed no damage to the airframe.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-729
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GTSW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300
ICAO Type Designator
A313
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