Canada B773 near Anchorage on Dec 30th 2016, turbulence injures flight attendant
Last Update: January 19, 2016 / 20:55:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2016
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-16
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FNNH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
On Jan 19th 2016 the Canadian TSB reported that the crew had illuminated the fasten seat belt signs about 15 minutes prior to the first onset of turbulence, the turbulence area had been forecast in a SIGMET and was anticipated by the crew. The flight attendant received a minor injury. The crew filed a pilot report with ATC and consulted with dispatch reporting the occurrence. The TSB added, that AC-16 was about 90 minutes ahead of AC-88 suffering more serious injuries, see Accident: Canada B773 near Calgary on Dec 30th 2015, turbulence injures 21.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2016
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-16
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FNNH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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