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| Date: | Monday 1 September 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-FYLD |
| MSN: | 170 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Frankfurt-Am Main International Airport (FRA/EDDF) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt-Am Main International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Air Canada Airbus A340-313 was on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Vancouver, British Columbia. During rotation for lift-off in Frankfurt, a loud bang was heard in the cabin. Several passengers reported feeling the floor of the cabin rise with the bang. When the flight crew selected the landing gear up after take-off, it did not retract. On a subsequent recycling, the landing gear retracted but there was an indication of a disagreement in gear position. Departure control informed the flight crew that landing gear pieces, later identified to the flight crew as being from the centerline landing gear, had separated from the aircraft. The captain advised the cabin crew to prepare for an emergency landing. The flight crew lowered the landing gear using manual gear extension procedures. The aircraft landed at Frankfurt without further incident after having circled for two hours burning off and jettisoning fuel. There was no injury and no additional damage to the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
TSB
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/37457 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2025 10:03 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
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