Air Canada B773 over Atlantic on Aug 26th 2012, medical emergency
Last Update: August 26, 2012 / 21:23:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Medical emergency
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-871
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FRAM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The aircraft was estimated to depart Shannon about 4 hours after landing, however was still sitting on the ground about 30 minutes past that estimate.
The flight was subsequently postponed to the next day due to an issue related to the fuel dumping and is now estimated to depart on Monday (Aug 27th) 13:00L and reach Montreal with a delay of 23.5 hours. The passengers were taken to hotels over night.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Medical emergency
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-871
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FRAM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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