Canada Rouge A320 near Varadero on Dec 15th 2019, down- and updraft

Last Update: December 20, 2019 / 21:14:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 15, 2019

Classification
Accident

Airline
Air Canada Rouge

Flight number
RV-1740

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Varadero, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
C-GFCI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air Canada Rouge Airbus A320-200, registration C-GFCI performing flight RV-1740 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Varadero (Cuba) with 166 people on board, was descending through FL210 towards Varadero when the aircraft encountered sudden strong down- und updrafts that lasted for about 5 to 10 seconds. The fasten seat belt signs had already been turned on, however, three flight attendants located in the aft galley as well as four passengers throughout the cabin received injuries in the upset. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Varadero about 15 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported the three cabin crew and four passengers received minor injuries in turbulence which strongly forced the aircraft up and down and lasted for approximately 5-10 seconds.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Canada
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 15, 2019

Classification
Accident

Airline
Air Canada Rouge

Flight number
RV-1740

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Varadero, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
C-GFCI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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