Air Canada E170 at New York on Nov 25th 2012, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 28, 2012 / 21:45:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 25, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-703

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FEKI

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-175, registration C-FEKI performing flight AC-703 from New York La Guardia,NY (USA) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 76 people on board, was climbing through 15,000 feet out of New York when the right hand engine (CF34) emitted a bang and automatically shut down. The crew actioned the relevant checklists, declared PAN and returned to La Guardia Airport for a safe landing on runway 22 about 40 minutes later. The aircraft taxied to the gate after a brief inspection by emergency services.

The Canadian TSB reported the right hand engine initiated an auto-shutdown after emitting a loud bang.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 25, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-703

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FEKI

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

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