Canada B772 near Delhi on Aug 27th 2023, "pull up" at FL300

Last Update: September 8, 2023 / 19:18:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-43

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FIUF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An Air Canada Boeing 777-200, registration C-FIUF performing flight AC-43 from Delhi (India) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 316 people on board, was enroute at FL300 about 430nm northwest of Delhi, approximately over Peshawar (Pakistan), about one hour into the flight when the crew received "Terrain! Terrain! Pull Up!" GPWS warnings. The crew worked the related checklists and decided to return to Delhi, climbed the aircraft to FL310 for the return and landed safely back in Delhi about 2.5 hours after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported emergency services met the aircraft at the runway, examined the aircraft, the aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Canada
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Manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft Model / Type
777-233LR
ICAO Aircraft Type
B772
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-43

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FIUF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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