Canada B789 near Arctic Bay on Dec 16th 2019, engine accelerated uncommandedly
Last Update: December 23, 2019 / 23:24:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 16, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-31
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FRSE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the throttle quadrant module.
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 16, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-31
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FRSE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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