DCA16WA040

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 777-333ER · Calgary, Canada · December 31, 2015

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
December 30, 2015, 20:30 local (Dec 31, 2015, 01:30 UTC)
Place
Calgary, Canada
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
C-FRAMBoeing 777-333ER
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Turbulence encounter
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
92524

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

The NTSB was notified of an incident involving a Boeing B777-333 aircraft, registration C-FRAM, that occurred enroute from Shanghai, China to Toronto, Canada, which resulted in the flight being diverted to Calgary, Canada. The incident is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the TSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the aircraft. The TSB can be contacted at: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th floor Gatineau QC K1A 1K8

Aircraft

Registration
C-FRAM
Reported as
Boeing 777-333ER (232)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
35250
Engines
Damage
No damage
Operator
Air Canada
Registered owner
Air Canada