Air Canada E170 near Toronto on Aug 9th 2012, intermittent park brake indication

Last Update: August 16, 2012 / 21:02:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-501

Aircraft Registration
C-FEIQ

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-175, registration C-FEIQ performing flight AC-501 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 190nm westsouthwest of Toronto when the crew received an intermittent park brake indication, actioned the relevant checklists, then declared emergency and returned to Toronto for a safe landing on runway 05 about 75 minutes after departure. The aircraft vacated the runway after a brief stop.

A replacement Embraer ERJ-175 registration C-FEJP reached Chicago with a delay of 3:15 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-501

Aircraft Registration
C-FEIQ

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

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