ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220867
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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 2018 |
| Time: | 20:06 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4B3 |
| Owner/operator: | Flair Airlines |
| Registration: | C-FLEJ |
| MSN: | 24751/2107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 124 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 49 nm NE of Vancouver, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton International Airport, AB (YEG/CYEG) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Boeing 737-400 aircraft operated by Flair Airlines, was conducting flight FLE137 from Edmonton Intl (CYEG), AB to Vancouver Intl (CYVR), BC with 6 crew members and 118 passengers on board. As the aircraft was descending through 15 000 feet approximately 49 nm north east of CYVR, severe turbulence was encountered. The autopilot disconnected unintentionally, the aircraft entered an abrupt left bank of approximately 30 degrees, and a nose-down attitude of 8 degrees was also noted before control was regained by the flight crew. The flight continued to CYVR without further incident. There were no injures.
Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2019 19:23 | harro | Added |
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