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| Date: | Thursday 28 March 2019 |
| Time: | 00:30 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-GJVX |
| MSN: | 1726 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B3/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 176 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) |
| Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airbus A321-200 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight AC342 from Vancouver Intl (CYVR), BC to Ottawa/MacDonald-Cartier Intl (CYOW), ON with 6 crew members and 170 passengers on board. While on final approach to runway 32 at CYOW, the aircraft hit multiple birds and ingested some into the number 1 engine (CFM56-5B3/P). Subsequently, the flight crew received an ENG FAIL ECAM message, followed by an engine flameout. A MAYDAY was declared, and the aircraft landed without further incident. The aircraft was towed to the gate due to the loss of the green hydraulic system. There were no injuries.
The aircraft resumed service on 31 March 2019.
Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bird-strike-ottawa-airport-vancouver-1.5074453
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ac342#1ff41f35
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 December 2002 | C-GJVX | Air Canada | 0 | Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ/CYYZ) | |
non |
| 18 January 2014 | C-GJVX | Air Canada | 0 | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |  |
non |
| 6 December 2022 | C-GJVX | Air Canada | 0 | 113 nm SE of Calgary, AB | |
non |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
Location
Media:
Pilot calmly declares Mayday!
— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) 29 mars 2019
ATC responds in kind. #Professional #Trained
”Ottawa Tower, it’s @AirCanada 342, Mayday, Mayday, Mayday... we hit a flock of birds, we’ve had an engine failure #1 engine.”
Air Canada #AC342 Vancouver to Ottawa. Landed safely. No injuries. March 28. pic.twitter.com/Fx2i1zV1XF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2019 17:41 | harro | Added |
| 28-Mar-2019 17:43 | harro | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2019 20:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 29-Mar-2019 08:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 03-Apr-2019 09:33 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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