Air Canada B763 over Hudson Bay on May 13th 2013, turbulence injures flight attendant

Last Update: May 21, 2013 / 20:12:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2013

Classification
Accident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-898

Aircraft Registration
C-FCAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Air Canada Boeing 767-300, registration C-FCAE performing flight AC-898 (dep May 12th) from Edmonton,AB (Canada) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 142 people on board, was enroute at FL360 over the Hudson Bay at about N61.3 W90 at about 06:30Z, when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing injuries to a flight attendant, who was unable to continue duties. The crew continued the flight to London where the aircraft landed safely about 6 hours later.

The Canadian TSB reported the flight attendant received minor injuries but was unable to continue duties, the number of active cabin crew did not fall below minimum requirement.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2013

Classification
Accident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-898

Aircraft Registration
C-FCAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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