Canada A321 at Ottawa on Mar 28th 2019, flock of birds causes engine and hydraulic failure
Last Update: April 2, 2019 / 21:13:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 28, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-342
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Ottawa, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GJVX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The Canadian TSB reported the #1 engine ingested some of the birds, the crew received an "ENG FAIL" ECAM message followed by the flame out of the engine. The aircraft was towed to the apron due to the loss of the green hydraulic system.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 82 hours (more than 3 days) on the ground.
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 28, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-342
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Ottawa, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GJVX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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