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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 2017 |
| Time: | c 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8Q8 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Air Transat |
| Registration: | C-GTQB |
| MSN: | 30696/1892 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL) |
| Samaná El Catey International Airport (AZS/MDCY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Boeing 737-8Q8 operated by Air Transat as flight TSC079 from Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl - Montreal (CYUL) to El Catey Intl - Samaná (MDCY), experienced a #1 engine failure during its initial climb. The Engine Severe Damage checklist was completed and an emergency was declared with a request to return to CYUL. The aircraft landed on runway 24R, inspected by ARFF, and towed. The left hand Horizontal Stabilizer leading edge was punctured by the engine turbine metal release which maintenance repaired.
The aircraft returned to service on September 11.
Sources:
CADORS 2017H0196
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gtqb#ec19b9f
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| 11 September 2019 | C-GTQB | Air Transat | 0 | Victoria International Airport, BC (YYJ/CYYJ) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2017 07:02 | harro | Added |
| 16-Dec-2017 20:17 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
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