Canada B789 at Vancouver on Aug 29th 2023, lightning strike
Last Update: September 8, 2023 / 18:51:23 GMT/Zulu time
An Air Canada Boeing 787-9, registration C-FGDX performing flight AC-21 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Hong Kong (China), was climbing through 12,000 feet out of Vancouver's runway 26L when the crew reported they needed to level off, they just had rec...
An Air Canada Boeing 787-9, registration C-FGDX performing flight AC-21 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Hong Kong (China), was climbing through 12,000 feet out of Vancouver's runway 26L when the crew reported they needed to level off, they just had rec
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Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2023
Classification
Accident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
FL-342
Departure
Not revealed
Destination
Not revealed
Aircraft Registration
N343434
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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