Canada A320 near Fredericton on Mar 7th 2020, engine rolled back

Last Update: April 7, 2020 / 21:26:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 7, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-680

Aircraft Registration
C-FDSN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FDSN performing flight AC-680 from Toronto,ON to St. John's,NL (Canada) with 119 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 5nm from Fredericton,NB (Canada) when the right hand engine (CFM56) rolled back to about 54% N1 while the left hand engine remained at 92% N1. The crew descended the aircraft to FL310, autothrust commanded about 85% N1, both engines responded again. The aircraft continued to destination without further incident.

The Canadian TSB reported company maintenance is investigating the cause of the roll back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 7, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-680

Aircraft Registration
C-FDSN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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