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| Date: | Thursday 12 December 2013 |
| Time: | c. 07:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation |
| Registration: | C-FACV |
| MSN: | 728 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Nanaimo Airport, BC (YCD/CYCD) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nanaimo Airport, BC (YCD/CYCD) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air Canada Jazz flight AC8258 returned to land back the the departure airport at Nanaimo, Canada following engine problems.
Passengers reported seeing fire in engine. The engine was shut down and the prop was feathered.
Sources:
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/engine-fire-on-vancouver-bound-air-canada-flight-forces-emergency-landing-1.1587075
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JZA8258/history/20131212/1520Z/CYCD/CYVR
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2013 07:11 | ericleaver0@gmail.co | Added |
| 13-Dec-2013 07:17 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2013 07:36 | Nieuport | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 13-Dec-2013 07:37 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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