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| Date: | Saturday 4 January 2020 |
| Time: | 21:26 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-114 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-GAPY |
| MSN: | 728 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 117 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 87 nm ENE of Kelowna, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Airbus A319-114 aircraft operated by Air Canada was conducting flight AC229 from Calgary Int'l (CYYC), AB to Vancouver Int'l (CYVR), BC with 5 crewmembers and 112 passengers on board. At 30 000 feet ASL, near Kelowna, BC, the no.2 engine (CFM56-5A5) began to stall with some visible sparking. The crew reduced power to idle on the affected engine and declared a PAN PAN with ATC. The aircraft landed safely at CYVR with ARFF standing by. Maintenance conducted an initial borescope that revealed wear to High Pressure Compressor (HPC) stages 6 and 7 that was beyond limits. The company stated that it was a high time engine with only 1100 cycles remaining and that an engine change was conducted to return it to service.
Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 November 2018 | C-GAPY | Air Canada | 0 | Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) | |
min |
| Bird strike | ||||||
| 10 December 2020 | C-GAPY | Air Canada | 0 | near Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
non |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2020 18:36 | harro | Added |
| 07-Sep-2022 08:12 | harro | Updated [Cn, ] |
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