Incident Airbus A220-300 C-GJYI, Sunday 12 September 2021
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Date:Sunday 12 September 2021
Time:21:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BCS3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A220-300
Owner/operator:Air Canada
Registration: C-GJYI
MSN: 55093
Year of manufacture:2020
Engine model:P&W 1500G
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 129
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:E of San Francisco, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL)
Destination airport:San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
An Air Canada Airbus A220-300, was conducting flight AC763 between Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl. (CYUL) QC and San Francisco Intl (KSFO), CA. During cruise portion of the flight to KSFO, EICAS (Engine-indicating and crew-alerting system) showed a left hand engine low pressure warning briefly and went away. During the descent to KSFO, flight crew received an EICAS Low engine oil pressure on left hand engine. Flight crew conducted QRH, precautionarily shutdown the engine and declared a MAYDAY with ATC. Flight landed without further incident, was met by ARFF and taxied to the gate.
The aircraft was ferried to Toronto, Canada, 42 hours later.

Sources:

TSB
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gjyi#29210ece

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

2 September 2025 C-GJYI Air Canada 0 Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) non
Runway incursion with a/c (no oollision)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Sep-2021 17:28 harro Added
15-Sep-2021 17:29 harro Updated [Date, Time, ]

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