Canada A333 near Toronto on Dec 11th 2015, engine did not achieve commanded thrust

Last Update: February 11, 2016 / 21:58:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 11, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-846

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
C-GHKR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GHKR performing flight AC-846 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Munich (Germany) with 236 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 330nm eastnortheast of Toronto when the crew decided to return to Toronto after the crew noticed the right hand engine (Trent 772) did not achieve the commanded EPR setting and N1 could not exceed 78.7%. The crew declared PAN and landed safely back on Toronto's runway 33R about 70 minutes after turning around.

On Feb 11th 2016 the Canadian TSB reported the right hand engine needed to be replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GHKR
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
Airbus
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine Type
Main Owner
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 11, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-846

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
C-GHKR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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