Air Canada A320 at Toronto on Mar 16th 2013, generator failure
Last Update: April 8, 2013 / 20:54:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-920
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
West Palm Beach, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FDSU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Canadian TSB reported the left hand generator had failed and could not be reset. The crew declared emergency and returned to Toronto. Maintenance replaced the left hand integrated drive generator cable harness.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-920
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
West Palm Beach, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FDSU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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