ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246207
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| Date: | Thursday 10 December 2020 |
| Time: | 17:40 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: 115 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Airbus A319 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight AC996 from Vancouver Int'l Airport (CYVR), BC to Mexico City/Benito Juarez Int'l (MMMX), Mexico with 5 crewmembers and 110 passengers on board. On departure, the aircraft struck a bird and the flight crew decided to return to land at CYVR. The flight crew declared a PAN PAN and an overweight landing was carried out without further incident.
The operator's maintenance conducted a bird strike inspection on the aircraft and a boroscope inspection on the right-hand engine. No damage was found. Overweight landing parameters were within limits as per the Aircraft Maintenance Manual.
Sources:
TSB A20P0106
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gapy#264780dc
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 | ||||||
| 4 January 2020 | C-GAPY | Air Canada | 0 | 87 nm ENE of Kelowna, BC | |
min |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2020 18:26 | harro | Added |
| 24-Dec-2020 18:29 | harro | Updated [Location, Photo] |
| 24-Dec-2020 18:30 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2020 08:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
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