Air Canada B773 over Atlantic on Sep 26th 2014, blue screens
Last Update: September 30, 2014 / 22:01:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-870
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
C-FNNQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The Canadian TSB reported the crew declared PAN due to the loss of both flight management systems. The crew successfully rebooted both computer systems, cancelled the PAN and continued to their destination. Company maintenance determined the problem was attributable to the current software version of the FMCs, a new software release is expected in October 2014.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-870
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
C-FNNQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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