Air Canada B763 near Vancouver on Dec 8th 2013, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: December 19, 2013 / 22:23:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 8, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-150

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GDUZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Air Canada Boeing 767-300, registration C-GDUZ performing flight AC-150 from Vancouver,BC to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 196 people on board, had just reached the top of climb when the left hand engine's (CF6) oil quantity and oil pressure indications dropped. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Vancouver for a safe landing on runway 08L about 75 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 8, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-150

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GDUZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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