Canada A333 at Geneva on Jan 8th 2023, computer problems
Last Update: January 12, 2023 / 20:49:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 8, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-885
Departure
Geneva, Switzerland
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GHLM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Passengers reported the crew announced they had problems with a computer.
According to information The Aviation Herald received a drain mast heater had failed.
On Jan 12th 2023 the Canadian TSB reported the crew noticed navigation errors, they were unable to fly planned waypoints and shortly afterwards lost all navigation. The crew declared PAN PAN and diverted to Lyon where maintenance conducted a complete reset of the inertial reference system.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 8, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-885
Departure
Geneva, Switzerland
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GHLM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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