Canada B789 at Toronto on Mar 26th 2022, slat did not retract
Last Update: April 4, 2022 / 19:39:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 26, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-56
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
C-FRTU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance discovered the "slat skew detection outboard skew cable guide bolts on slat 5 were found to have been painted over and were not lock wired". A maintenance investigation is ongoing.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 26, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-56
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
C-FRTU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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