Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX suffers engine problem

An Air Canada Boeing Co 737-8 Max en route between Arizona and Montreal with three crew members on board suffered an engine problem that forced the crew to divert the aircraft to Tucson, Arizona, the Canadian airline said in a statement by e- mail on Friday.

Shortly after takeoff, the pilots were given an “engine indication” and “decided to turn off one of them,” said an Air Canada spokesman.

“The aircraft was then diverted to Tucson, where it landed normally and remains.” The incident occurred on December 22.

The crew received an indication of low hydraulic pressure from the left engine and declared a PAN PAN emergency before diverting the flight, reported the Belgian aviation news website Aviation24.be.

An Air Canada Boeing Co 737-8 Max en route between Arizona and Montreal with three crew members on board suffered an engine problem that forced the crew to divert the aircraft to Tucson, Arizona. (Air Canada)

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“Modern aircraft are designed to operate with an engine and our crews train for such operations,” added the Air Canada statement.

In response to a request for comment from Reuters, a Boeing spokeswoman referred to Air Canada for information about the incident and did not provide any further comment.

Boeing and operators are gearing up for more rigorous scrutiny as MAX returns from a 20-month safety ground, but security experts say such failures are common and often go unnoticed.

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The ‘MAX was grounded after two accidents related in part to faulty cockpit software. The engines were not involved.

The United States lifted its 737 MAX 20-month flight ban last month, with the United States Federal Aviation Administration describing the details of the software, system and training updates that Boeing and airlines must complete before transporting. passengers.

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