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| Date: | Tuesday 2 August 2022 |
| Time: | 13:59 UTC |
| Type: |  Canadair CRJ-200ER |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation |
| Registration: | C-FDJA |
| MSN: | 7979 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-3B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | S of Toronto, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
| Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air Canada flight AC8745, a CRJ-200ER, was climbing after takeoff from Toronto Airport, Canada, when the flight crew noticed cracking in the right-hand side window. An immediate descent to 11,000 feet was initiated and the flight returned to Toronto. A safe landing was made 40 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/air-canada-express-flight-returns-to-toronto-airport-after-windshield-cracks-1.6013594
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JZA8745/history/20220802/1310Z/CYYZ/KCLT
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 2018 | C-FDJA | Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation | 0 | Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL) | |
sub |
| 23 January 2019 | C-FDJA | Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation | 0 | Moncton-Metropolitan Area Airport, NB (YQM/CYQM) | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2022 09:33 | harro | Added |
| 04-Aug-2022 09:34 | harro | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2022 16:12 | harro | Updated [Date, ] |
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