Air Canada flight 63 , bird strike

Created on Tuesday, 05 November 2013 20:20 |

2 November 2013

Air Canada flight ACA-63 , Boeing 767-300 registration C-GDUZ from Vancouver to Incheon Korea took off from runway 26L but struck a bird.The crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet and after dump some fuel diverted back to Vancouver for a safe landing on runway 26L

On 12 November 2013 the Canadian TSB reported that airplane was on rotation from Vancouver International (CYVR) runway 26L when the aircraft encountered a small flock of birds. The flight crew noted increased vibrations on the secondary EICAS, though the number two engine (CF6-80C2B6F) continued to function normally; they climbed to 9000 feet and elected to dump fuel over the Georgia Strait as they went through their checks. At 2136, Flight ACA063 returned and landed on runway 26L without further event. Company maintenance replaced the R/H engine and nose cowl.

C-GDUZ

First Flight:21-10-1991

Age:22.1 years

Vancouver airport

vancouver

Source

Canadian TSB