Canada B38M over Atlantic on Mar 27th 2026, FMC problems

Last Update: March 27, 2026 / 19:11:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 27, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-869

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Halifax, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FSDW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FSDW performing flight AC-869 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Halifax,NS (Canada), was enroute at FL360 about 170nm west of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew requested to enter a hold before entering Oceanic Airspace. After ATC cleared the aircraft to hold position at present position, the crew requested vectors for the holding advising they were having problems with their Flight Managament Computers. The aircraft entered a hold for about 20 minutes on radar vectors, then the crew decided to return to Heathrow. The crew requested to descend to FL250 to burn off fuel, subsequently descended further and entered another holding south of London for about 30 minutes. The aircraft landed safely on Heathrow's runway 27R about 3.5 hours after departure.

The flight and onward flight AC-611 to Toronto,ON (Canada) were cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Heathrow about 6 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FSDW
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Certification Basis
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft Model / Type
737-8
ICAO Aircraft Type
B38M
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Main Owner
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 27, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-869

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Halifax, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FSDW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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