Air Canada B773 at Vancouver on Oct 17th 2012, bird strike
Last Update: October 19, 2012 / 19:25:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-7
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FIVR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The Canadian TSB reported 40 tons of fuel were dumped, the aircraft landed safely, brakes temperatures remained normal and the aircraft taxied to gate. Maintenance found significant damage to the right hand engine's (GE90) acoustic tiles, that is being assessed by powerplant engineering. Feathers were recovered from the engine and have been forwarded for identification.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-7
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FIVR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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