Canada B763 near Atlanta on Apr 19th 2026, captain's ASI and ALT with red flags
Last Update: May 6, 2026 / 15:23:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-7260
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FTCA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The Canadian TSB reported: "During cruise, the aircraft started to descend from FL370 and the captain airspeed and altimeter instrument had no reading with a red flag. The crew initially declared Mayday for a block altitude while running A/S unreliable drill. A checklist was completed and the captain selected to an alternative source and recovered readings. The crew changed distress to PAN PAN and later cancelled declaration with ATC. The aircraft continued to KMIA without further incident."
According to ADS-B data received from the aircraft the aircraft had been enroute at FL360 and just descended, when the transponder stopped transmitting ADS-B data at FL350 and did not resume sending data until end of flight.
FAA radar data suggest the aircraft was subsequently at FL370 and continued to Miami, the FAA radar data ceased when the aircraft descended through 15000 feet on approach to Miami.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-7260
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FTCA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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