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Date: 24 August 2001
Airline: Air Transat
Flight No.: 236
Aircraft: Airbus A330-243
Location: Lajes, Terciera Island, Portugal
Fatalities: 0:298
Photographer: Chris Hammond |
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The aircraft [C-GITS] was on a flight from Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Lisbon Portugal when
a problem developed with the fuel system approximately 300nm northeast of
Terciera Island, Azores Islands, Portugal. The crew elected to divert to Terciera
Island for an emergency landing. The Captain reported that approximately 100nm
from the airport, the left engine failed, and some ten minutes later, the right engine
failed as well. The aircraft, using a minimal amount of hydraulic and electrical power
supplied from its Ram Air Turbine, continued gliding toward Terciera Island in a
gradual descent. The Captain reported that the flight arrived over Terciera Island at
FL150 (15,000 feet), at dawn, and so he elected to make a visual approach to the
airport with no engine power.
The total flying time without engine power was in the neighborhood of 17 to 18
minutes. The aircraft sustained minor damage during the landing, including damage
to the landing gear as twelve tires exploded upon touchdown.
Initial reports indicate that a fuel line that had been replaced several days before
became severed, leading to a fuel leak of approximately 37,000 gallons over the
Atlantic Ocean. |
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