Canadian North B732 near Yellowknife on Oct 29th 2021, engine oil leak, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 10, 2021 / 11:32:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 29, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Canadian North

Flight number
5T-226

Departure
Yellowknife, Canada

Destination
Cambridge Bay, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GDPA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

A Canadian North Boeing 737-200, registration C-GDPA performing flight 5T-226 from Yellowknife,NT to Cambridge Bay,NT (Canada), was enroute at FL310 about 180nm north of Yellowknife when the left hand engine (JT8D) engine oil quantity indication dropped to 1.0g. The flight crew asked cabin crew to check the left hand engine, cabin crew confirmed oil was leaking out of the #1 engine. The crew decided to return to Yellowknife, during the descent towards Yellowknife the oil pressure dropped prompting the crew to shut the engine down. The aircraft landed safely on Yellowknife's runway 34 about 45 minutes after the decision to return.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found a leak on the oil filter bypass switch transmitter inlet connection. An O-ring was replaced, the threads of the fitting cleaned, engine oil filters, magnetic plugs were also inspected as part of the windmilling inspection.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GDPA
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B732
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 29, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Canadian North

Flight number
5T-226

Departure
Yellowknife, Canada

Destination
Cambridge Bay, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GDPA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

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