Canada B789 near Iqaluit on May 13th 2017, floating spoiler

Last Update: May 19, 2017 / 19:31:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-850

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
C-FRSO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

An Air Canada Boeing 787-900, registration C-FRSO performing flight AC-850 from Calgary,AB (Canada) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 211 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 200nm west of Iqaluit,NU (Canada) when the crew observed buffeting and a slight roll requiring rudder input to counter act. The crew observed the #10 spoiler was floating about 4-6 inches above the wing surface. The crew decided to divert to Toronto,ON (Canada), where the aircraft landed safely about 2:45 hours later.

The Canadian TSB reported the crew did not declare emergency, the operator is investigating to determine the nature of the fault.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FRSO
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft Model / Type
787-9
ICAO Aircraft Type
B789
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-850

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
C-FRSO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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