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| Date: | Friday 30 January 2009 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-333ER |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-FRAM |
| MSN: | 35250/726 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 272 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Nandy Intersection, North Pacific Ocean -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) |
| Tokyo (Narita) - NRT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Air Canada Boeing 777-300 aircraft, operating as flight AC001, was en route from Vancouver, BC to Narita, Japan on airway R220. While approaching NANDY intersection, the no.1 engine (GE90-115B) failed. The crew completed the QRH checklist, secured the engine and declared a MAYDAY. They diverted to Anchorage, AK where the aircraft landed without further event. It was determined the no.1 engine gearbox had failed.
Sources:
TSB A09F0018
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA1/history/20090130/2039Z/CYVR/RJAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 December 2015 | C-FRAM | Air Canada | 0 | 85 NM ENE of Anchorage, Alaska | |
unk |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2009 10:54 | Certosino | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 17:39 | NorCalBoi | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2020 06:09 | AviationFan100 | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 21-Jun-2020 06:15 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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