Canadian North B734 at Winnipeg on May 23rd 2026, bird strikes into both engines

Last Update: June 2, 2026 / 18:11:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 23, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Canadian North

Flight number
5T-150

Departure
Winnipeg, Canada

Destination
Rankin Inlet, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FFNE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

A Canadian North Boeing 737-400, registration C-FFNE performing flight 5T-150 from Winnipeg,MB to Rankin Inlet,NU (Canada) with 55 people on board, departed Winnipeg's runway 13 when during rotation multiple bird strikes to both engines (CFM56) and nose area occurred, the right hand engine began to vibrate. The crew declared emergency and returned to Winnipeg for a safe landing on runway 13 about 20 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported the damaged right hand engine as well as the associated upper pylon panel were replaced.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Winnipeg until May 31st 2026, then positioned to Ottawa,ON (Canada) and is still on the ground in Ottawa on Jun 2nd 2026.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FFNE
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft Model / Type
737-406
ICAO Aircraft Type
B734
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 23, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Canadian North

Flight number
5T-150

Departure
Winnipeg, Canada

Destination
Rankin Inlet, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FFNE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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