Canada A333 near Vancouver on Jun 27th 2016, hydraulic leak

Last Update: June 30, 2016 / 19:55:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 27, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-111

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFAJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GFAJ performing flight AC-111 from Montreal,QC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 261 people on board, was enroute about 90 minutes prior to estimated landing in Vancouver when the crew declared PAN reporting the loss of the green hydraulic system and requesting to be towed off the runway. The aircraft continued to Vancouver for a safe landing on runway 26R and stopped on the runway. The aircraft was towed to the apron.

The Canadian TSB reported the green systen empennage safety valve was found leaking at the lower hydraulic fitting. The O-ring was replaced, no further leaks were observed.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GFAJ
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 27, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-111

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFAJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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