ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220236
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| Date: | Saturday 15 December 2018 |
| Time: | 11:12 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-114 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-GARG |
| MSN: | 742 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 115 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 19 NM NNW of Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Calgary Intl (CYYC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Airbus A319 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight AC553 from Los Angeles Intl (KLAX), CA to Calgary Intl (CYYC), with 5 crew members and 110 passengers on board. Shortly after the departure from KLAX at approximately 9700 feet ASL, the flight encountered severe wake turbulence from N834AA, a preceding Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft operated by American Airlines, conducting flight AA181 from KLAX to Beijing/Capital (ZBAA), China.
AC553 experienced an uncommanded roll of 37° when the turbulence was encountered, as the lateral separation between the two aircraft was 1 minute and 44 seconds, or approximately 10 nm apart. The aircraft was at 9700 feet at that point, while AA181 had passed through this area at approximately 10100 feet. The seatbelt sign was on at the time, and there were no reported injuries. Forecast winds for the area were less than 10 knots, from the southwest.
Sources:
TSB A18F0286
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL181/history/20181215/1855Z/KLAX/ZBAA/tracklog
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA553/history/20181215/1900Z/KLAX/CYYC/tracklog
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 January 2019 | C-GARG | Air Canada | 0 | 122 nm ENE of Vancouver, BC |  |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2018 20:41 | harro | Added |
| 27-Dec-2018 20:57 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 27-Dec-2018 21:01 | harro | Updated [Source] |
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