Canada A333 near Green Bay on Jan 14th 2020, hydraulic and flaps problems, flaps up landing
Last Update: January 16, 2020 / 21:45:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-739
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GEGC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft had been dispatched under minimum equipmet list requirements following a yellow hydraulic pump low pressure alert and a "FLAP SYS 2 INOP" message. In flight the crew received a yellow hydraulic low indication and returned to Toronto. Maintenance found the pressure switch to be leaking. The pressure switch and the o-ring were replaced.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-739
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GEGC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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