Air Canada B773 enroute on Feb 11th 2014, fuel scavenge problem leads to minimum fuel
Last Update: April 1, 2014 / 22:09:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 11, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-87
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Shanghai, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FIUW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
Canada's TSB reported that maintenance subsequently tested the fuel scavenge system and found it serviceable. The TSB stated: "Ice is suspected of blocking the fuel system and Boeing is working on a service bulletin to rectify the situation. Excessive fuel burn on transpolar flights is also an area being investigated by Boeing, Air Canada, and several other airlines."
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 11, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-87
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Shanghai, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FIUW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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