Canada BCS3 at Boston on Aug 26th 2024, control handling event, direct mode activated
Last Update: September 10, 2024 / 19:21:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-766
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GMYU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
Canada's TSB reported: "On initial approach, the flight crew experienced a sudden and unexpected flight handling event followed by FLT CTRL DIRECT EICAS MSG along with other flight control messages. The flight crew conducted a missed approach and switched to direct mode. A PAN PAN was declared and flight continued the second approach without further incident."
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-766
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GMYU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
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