Canada A333 at Montreal on Jun 7th 2019, flapless landing

Last Update: June 17, 2019 / 22:25:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 7, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AC-829

Departure
Lyon, France

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GEFA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

Airport ICAO Code
CYUL

An Air Canada A330-300, registration C-GEFA performing flight AC-829 from Lyon (France) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 245 passengers and 10 crew, was descending towards Montreal about 60nm before touchdown when the crew selected the leading edge slats and received a message the flaps were locked. The crew declared emergency and continued for a safe landing on Montreal's runway 24L at a higher than normal speed (157 knots over ground).

The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft landed with the flaps retracted. Maintenance replaced the interconnecting strut of the wing. The aircraft had experienced the same issue on the previous flight, see Incident: Canada A333 at Lyon on Jun 7th 2019, flapless landing.

Metars:
CYUL 072100Z 29011G19KT 30SM FEW060 FEW100 26/06 A2989 RMK SC2AC1 AC TR SLP123 DENSITY ALT 1500FT=
CYUL 072000Z 26017G26KT 30SM SCT060 SCT160 26/08 A2988 RMK SC3AC1 AC TR SLP121 DENSITY ALT 1500FT=
CYUL 071900Z 27013G19KT 230V290 30SM FEW050 FEW090 26/07 A2988 RMK SC2AC1 AC TR SLP119 DENSITY ALT 1500FT=
CYUL 071800Z 21008G17KT 150V320 30SM FEW050 FEW100 24/10 A2988 RMK SC1AC1 AC TR SLP121 DENSITY ALT 1300FT=
CYUL 071700Z 22008KT 30SM FEW050 FEW110 24/09 A2990 RMK SC1AC1 SC TR AC TR SLP126 DENSITY ALT 1200FT=
CYUL 071600Z 22006KT 190V320 30SM FEW050 FEW100 22/10 A2990 RMK SC1AC1 SC TR AC TR SLP128 DENSITY ALT 1100FT=
CYUL 071500Z 19005KT 140V230 30SM FEW050 FEW110 FEW250 20/10 A2992 RMK SC1AC1CI1 SC TR AC TR CI TR SLP132 DENSITY ALT 800FT=
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GEFA
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
Airbus
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine Type
Main Owner
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 7, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AC-829

Departure
Lyon, France

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GEFA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

Airport ICAO Code
CYUL

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