Canada BCS3 near Minneapolis on Dec 12th 2022, engine failure
Last Update: December 16, 2022 / 20:20:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-774
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GUAC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
A passenger reported the aircraft diverted to Minneapolis due to an engine fire.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Minneapolis on Dec 16th 2022 about 20:15Z.
On Dec 16th 2022 the Canadian TSB reported the aircraft had been dispatched under minimum equipment list requirements due to oil debris above limits for the right hand engine. After departure the "oil debris" advisory for the right hand engine illuminated. In cruise flight at FL350 the crew received an intermittent vibration indication for the right hand engine along with a right hand "Fan VIB" indication. The crew discussed the situation with dispatch and maintenance and decided to continue the flight to destination. In the vicinity of Minneapolis the right hand engine failed and shut down automatically, the system attempted an auto-relight but failed. The crew declared Mayday and diverted to Minnepolis. Maintenance in Minneapolis is investigating.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-774
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GUAC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
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