Engine issue and burst tyre main cause for emergency landing of Air Canada flight
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An Air Canada Boeing 767 with 128 passengers and eight crew returned safely to Madrid’s Barajas airport on Monday after reporting an engine issue and a burst tyre on take-off that forced it to circle for hours to burn fuel before landing.
The flight AC873 of the airline Air Canada that took off from Madrid at 12:55 to Toronto apparently had a technical problem in a wheel that was damaged in the takeoff, and has lost three parts of the landing gear that have entered the engine so they have to land again. As reported by the pilot union Sepla has communicated through its official Twitter profile.
Spain’s Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos, who had made his way to the airport in the capital, took to Twitter to congratulate the pilot and crew for their expertise.
Air Canada said in a statement that the plane circled for four hours “to use up fuel and lighten the aircraft for a safe landing” in Madrid after an engine issue and reported rupture of one of its 10 tyres.
“The aircraft, a Boeing 767-300, is designed to operate safely on one engine and our pilots are professionally and fully trained for this event,” Air Canada said in a statement.
