Air Canada E170 near New York on Jul 25th 2012, flight control problems
Last Update: August 3, 2012 / 21:39:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-744
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
New York La Guardia, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FEKH
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170
ICAO Type Designator
E170
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft encountered secondary flight control problems. The airline reported the aircraft suffered a Module Avionics Unit (MAU 3A) fault which affected some flight controls.
On Aug 3rd 2012 the TSB added that maintenance replaced the network interface controller/processor.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-744
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
New York La Guardia, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-FEKH
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170
ICAO Type Designator
E170
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