Canada A320 near Colorado Springs on Jan 27th 2019, engine rolled back in mountain wave

Last Update: February 1, 2019 / 21:11:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 27, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-795

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
C-FLSS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FLSS performing flight AC-795 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 145 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 85nm southwest of Colorado Springs,CO (USA) when the aircraft encountered a mountain wave, the left hand engine (CFM56) rolled back from 90 to 60% N1 and began to vibrate, the aircraft lost speed and began to descend. The crew advised ATC and requested a descent to FL300. No ECAM warnings occurred. A short time later the left hand engine recovered in full, the crew continued the flight to Los Angeles for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported no emergency was declared. The operator's maintenance is investigating the cause.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 27, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-795

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
C-FLSS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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