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| Date: | Thursday 11 July 2024 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-GHKR |
| MSN: | 400 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 309 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 84 nm N of North Bay, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Canada flight AC301, an Airbus A330-343, declared an emergency due to a hydraulic issue. The crew elected to return to Montreal International Airport, QC (YUL), where the aircraft landed without further incident.
Maintenance found the yellow rudder servo control filter cap loose and the o-ring damaged. A new o-ring was installed on filter cap as per the aircraft maintenance manual (AMM). Leak check carried out satisfactory. It was also noted that hydraulic fluid leaked inside auxiliary power unit (APU) inlet causing a smell. The APU was decontaminated as per the AMM and the aircraft was
returned to service.
Sources:
TSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 August 2017 | C-GHKR | Air Canada | 0 | Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV/LLBG) |  |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 26 January 2023 | C-GHKR | Air Canada | 0 | near Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) | |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2024 14:19 | ASN | Added |
| 24-Jul-2024 14:20 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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