Air Canada B773 near Beijing on Apr 1st 2012, fuel emergency
Last Update: April 25, 2012 / 19:10:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 1, 2012
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-31
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FITL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The Canadian TSB reported 1200kg/2640lbs of fuel could not be scavenged from the center fuel tank. The crew communicated minimum fuel to air traffic control, due to language difficulties the crew eventually declared emergency and landed on runway 19 without further delay. The aircraft performed the return flight to Toronto under minimum equipment list requirements with the fuel scavenge system inoperative.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 1, 2012
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-31
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FITL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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