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| Date: | Wednesday 7 April 1993 |
| Time: | 13:55 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-28A |
| Owner/operator: | Canada 3000 |
| Registration: | C-FOOA |
| MSN: | 23767/127 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 28406 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | VANCOUVER (KYVR) |
| San Jose, CA (KSJO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE TRANSPORT AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL420. THE CREW REACTED TO RAPIDLY DECAYING AIRSPEED BY LOWERING THE NOSE, INDUCING NEGATIVE 'G' FORCES. THE INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATORS WERE TRIPPED OFF BY THE NEGATIVE 'G' MANEUVER. THE CREW COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE FLYING THE AIRPLANE ON THE STANDBY FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS UNTIL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS REESTABLISHED FROM THE APU, EVENTUALLY REINSTATING BOTH GENERATORS
Probable Cause: ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93IA118
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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