Canada A320 near San Francisco on Sep 29th 2016, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: October 8, 2016 / 15:58:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-551
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FDQQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the #1 pressure regulating valve and the #1 temperature limitation thermostat. An subsequent operational test of the #1 bleed air system showed no malfunction anymore.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-551
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FDQQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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